On April 18 and 19, enthusiasts of the written word will flock to USC's campus for the highly anticipated Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. USC Annenberg will have a large presence at the event, as many of its own faculty and alumni will be featured at the speaking engagements below. The new Wallis Annenberg Hall will also host events during the weekend festival. Be sure to check out the...
USC Annenberg professor K.C. Cole presented projects created by students from one of the first AnnenbergX classes to the staff of the Exploratorium in San...
The Communication Law and Media Policy minor is dedicated to informing students about the definitions and regulations related to free speech, censorship and political communication for a plethora of various career fields.
Students in the minor are able to combine courses from communication,...
Co-founder of Bitch Media, Andi Zeisler, (left) joined USC Annenberg School of Communication director, Sarah Banet-Weiser (right), for conversation about why pop culture matters to feminism, activism and social justice.
Few would deny the power that popular culture and media have over the way we understand and form opinions about the world around us. We consume media almost constantly...The Los Angeles Times reported William Woestendiek, director of the Annenberg journalism school from 1988 until he retired in 1994, died Friday, Jan. 15 at the age of 90.
As managing editor of the now-defunct Houston Post, Woestendiek oversaw the newspaper's expose of government corruption in a Houston suburb that resulted in widespread reforms and a Pulitzer Prize in 1965. The Arizona...
USC Annenberg School of Journalism Director Willow Bay wants students to get adventurous.
Within art, literary work, music and journalism, there have always been voices that truly capture the essence of a topic or even given genres. These writers often deal with the difficult task of breaking down dense material for their audience but their elucidation allow for better comprehension of the subject at hand.
For...
The Online News Association held their annual conference and awards banquet at the end of September in Chicago, with numerous USC Annenberg faculty and staff members in attendance.
Professor...
