Reproductive freedom is on the ballot in many states this election cycle and is a critical campaign issue for many candidates. Media messages and political advertising abound regarding the topic. Yet one aspect of media has remained critically silent: top films. According to a new report, popular movies rarely contain depictions of reproductive health.
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There is a chorus of concern around youth mental health — medical practitioners, mental health care professionals, educators, and parents have all been vocal about young people’s well-being. Yet a new study shows that entertainment has yet to join the choir when it comes to depicting...
The word of the year in entertainment seems to be “contraction” and according to a new study, the term can be applied not only to sluggish production numbers but also to Hollywood’s efforts on inclusion.
The report , by Professor Stacy L. Smith and...
Dean Willow Bay has appointed USC senior communications leader Glenn Osaki to succeed Clayton Dube, who is retiring as director of the USC U.S.-China Institute (USCI).
A new study by the USC Norman Lear Center , in collaboration with SHOWTIME/MTV Entertainment Studios, reveals the significant role entertainment plays in shaping knowledge, public perception, and behaviors related to mental health. Shifting Minds: Understanding the Development,...
The Inclusion List: Oscars Edition from Stacy L. Smith, the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, and Adobe Foundation is updated with new data and insights ahead of the ceremony on March 10.
The entertainment industry may be eagerly looking ahead to Oscar Sunday, but one research group is looking backward to understand whether Oscar history differs much from Oscars present.
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Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig may have been snubbed by the Academy Awards this year, but that is merely the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the entertainment industry’s exclusion of women. A new...
The International Journal of Communication (IJoC), the groundbreaking online, multimedia, academic journal launched at USC Annenberg in 2007 by preeminent scholars Manuel Castells and Larry Gross , is beginning an...