Research and Impact

The following article by MS in journalism student Bulbul Rajagopal and professor of professional practice...

It was a chance conversation three years ago with Kyla Fullenwider, the then chief innovation officer at the U.S. Census Bureau , that inspired Colin Maclay to get involved in reinvigorating the census with twenty-first-century thinking. “I immediately saw it as a digital...

The following article by USC Annenberg journalism majors Kylie Storm and Ethan Ward (Ward is also working toward a master's in public diplomacy ) originally appeared on Crosstown , a joint data-journalism project of USC Annenberg and the Integrated Media...

Henry Jenkins , Provost Professor of Communication, Journalism, Cinematic Arts and Education, has been at the forefront of understanding the effects of participatory culture on business, politics and education. He talks about how fandom has influenced his research throughout the years and how his latest...

Born and raised in Mexico, Professor of Communication Hector Amaya explores how drug violence in the country has captured our imaginations and led to new forms of participation in public culture. His new book, Trafficking: Narcoculture in Mexico and the United States...

One of USC Annenberg’s newest faculty members, associate professor of communication Jennifer Petersen , wasted no time getting into the classroom — both physical and virtual. Fresh off her arrival from her previous position at the University of Virginia, she taught the graduate-level “Feminist Theory and...

Allissa Richardson’s decade-long research on using mobile devices to report on social movements and police violence led to her new book, Bearing Witness While Black: African Americans, Smartphones and the New Protest #Journalism.

As Hollywood tallies its year-end totals, a new study released Feb. 5 offers insight into how gender and race/ethnicity of the lead/co-lead character is related to economic success.