Emilio Ferrara has become a groundbreaking scholar at the intersection of data science, communications and politics. During the 2016 presidential election cycle, Ferrara’s analysis showed how automated bots were shaping political debates on social media — research that was later cited in federal investigations into Russian...
Kate Crawford, one of the world’s foremost experts on the social implications of artificial intelligence and the author of Atlas of AI , is joining USC Annenberg to advance critical research on the role of justice and power in socio-technical systems.
In her two decades as a scholar of science and technology, Crawford has focused her groundbreaking work on...
Ever since he attended the High School for Innovation in Advertising and Media in his native Brooklyn, Jermaine Anthony Richards was on track for a career in advertising. For his undergraduate studies at the City University of New York, he focused on computer science and application software development, with an eye toward building interactive experiences for brands.
But it wasn’t...
Fifty years ago, on March 4, 1971, the Annenberg School was established at the University of Southern California. To mark this milestone, USC Life Trustee Wallis Annenberg as well as former deans Peter Clarke ,...
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Athena Fleming, a former Coast Guard petty officer and student in the online Master of Communication Management program, dreamed of attending USC after attending basketball camps taught by alumna Cheryl Miller....
Growing up in Pasadena, Jaimie Milner wrestled with feeling different and distant from her mostly white friends and classmates. She started to explore these ideas through her photography, but it wasn’t until she began her studies as a communication major at USC...
While driving around her hometown of Atlanta, Neha Halebeed — a sophomore communication major — wanted to give money to people she saw who were experiencing homelessness. However, she never had any physical currency on her. Technology has reduced the amount of cash in circulation, and COVID-19 has accelerated...
Like many college students at USC and elsewhere, senior communication major Josie Bullen has struggled with preserving her mental health.
When Bullen sought treatment for an eating disorder during her sophomore year, she recalls searching for a piece of media she could share with her family to help them...
