Critical Conversations

In China, if you are female, educated and unmarried by the age of 27, people might use a particular term — “Sheng-nu” — to describe your social status. It translates simply as “leftover women.”

The label was deliberately invented to curb the rising number of single women in a traditional society which sometimes views not marrying as a moral transgression. Some even consider it a...

USC Annenberg and Spotify are collaborating to feature diverse voices from Spotify’s perch atop the podcasting industry.

In part one of a three-part series, USC Annenberg Dean Willow Bay was joined by Jemele Hill, an award-winning sports journalist, culture critic, and creator and host of the Spotify podcast “Jemele Hill is...

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After 15 years of studying artificial intelligence, Kate Crawford knew that it had many hidden human and environmental costs. But she didn’t realize the extent of those costs until she set out to trace the full life cycle of a single AI consumer product: the Amazon Echo.

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“Radical change is what we need, but what does radical truly mean?”

Hector Amaya , who serves both as director of the School of Communication and as associate dean of diversity, inclusion, equity and access (DIEA), posed this critical question to USC Annenberg faculty this past summer.

“Radical” means “roots,” Amaya...

Dean Willow Bay talks with Steve Stoute, founder and CEO of UnitedMasters and Translation, and author of The Tanning of America as part of the Annenberg Intelligence series. Stoute shares his take on advertising and cultural responsibility in today's digital world.

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As part of the Annenberg Intelligence series, Dean Willow Bay was in conversation with Mike Bass, the NBA’s Executive Vice President and Chief Communications Officer. He shared a glimpse into designing and implementing effective communication strategies, and the tough decisions...

The Google-funded USC Election Cybersecurity Initiative has held workshops for officials around the country, bracing them for cyberthreats. Now, they are channeling their efforts into helping voters.

Aone-of-a-kind endeavor to help elections officials in every state safeguard their systems against hacking is nearly complete, just months ahead of the Nov. 3 presidential election....