In a world where music superstars make headlines for their chart-topping hits and jaw-dropping performances, a recent study by USC Annenberg and USC Viterbi researchers sheds light on a new dimension of their influence: public health. The study, published in...

Killers of the Flower Moon, the newest film from Martin Scorsese, may seem notable for having an octogenarian director, but a new research brief reveals that it is the film’s leading Native American actress who is the greater rarity in Hollywood.

The report by...

“We are students. We don’t have [guns],” a group of Black African college students chanted at a Ukrainian side of the Poland border as the Russo-Ukrainian War escalated in the spring of 2022. Their cries were heard around the world because they had a more powerful weapon.

Using their cellphones, the students, mostly Nigerians, documented how they were being denied...

Amidst Russia's invasion and the ensuing war in Ukraine, Russian oligarchs have remained unscathed. Western attempts to curb their influence through financial measures had limited success. However, a game-changing approach has emerged from USC Annenberg PhD graduate and Assistant Professor at Dartmouth College Herbert Chang and his team...

The COVID-19 pandemic may have changed the moviegoing experience in significant ways, but it did not result in greater inclusion for marginalized groups. A new report maps where there has been progress—and where there hasn’t—across the most popular films from the last year....

Mental health is on the minds of medical professionals, policymakers, parents, and advocates these days. Yet a new study reveals that one area where little has changed for mental health is popular movies.

The new report from Associate Professor of Communication Stacy L. Smith and the USC Annenberg...

For Gen Z, social media is viewed as both a mood and energy regulator. Their cellphone scrolling habits provide entertainment and escape and the idea of prioritizing a specific time slot for audience tune-in is becoming irrelevant.

Interested in Gen Z’s information consumption habits, USC Annenberg’s Center for Public...