USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism Dean Willow Bay has named Gordon Stables , an accomplished educator and leader, as director of USC Annenberg’s School of Journalism. Bay has also appointed award-winning editor and digital news...
Billionaires buying newspapers, whether for vanity or public service, may be the best hope for the future of journalism.
The past 20 years have not been good for the newspaper business. Print journalism was disrupted by the internet with little warning. Much of the advertising revenue that sustained print journalism has been transferred to Google and Facebook, leaving most newspapers...
When you put your eye to the viewfinder, aim a microphone or press play on the recorder, your only thought is to get the story — accurately. This year at the 60th Annual Los Angeles Press Club’s SoCal Journalism Awards on June 24, a slew of USC Annenberg students, alumni and even one of our esteemed professors got a bonus — honor and recognition for a job well done.
Competing among...
“When I first started interrogating Google’s output, it was incredibly unpopular,” Safiya Noble said. “I got a lot of pushback from people in academia and people in industry who said, ‘Google is the peoples’ company.”
On May 19, Noble, assistant professor of communication, shared a glimpse into her research...
The Center for Health Journalism at the USC Annenberg School of Journalism has awarded $30,000 in reporting grants from its new Impact Fund to help California journalists undertake ambitious explanatory and investigative reporting about health issues in the state’s underserved communities.
The fund prioritizes multi-outlet news...
Murray Fromson, renowned international news reporter, beloved professor emeritus of journalism and esteemed former director of USC Annenberg’s School of Journalism , died on June 9 at the age of 88. An award-winning journalist and a dedicated mentor to hundreds of students, Fromson was a staunch advocate for freedom of the press and journalism...
Films like Crazy Rich Asians , The Spy Who Dumped Me , BlacKkKlansman , and The Happytime Murders are poised to provide a much-needed dose of diversity to theaters this summer. But as audiences look to critical reviews to determine if these movies are worth the ticket price, what perspectives are available? A new study reveals that the film reviewers are unlikely to be as diverse as the casts...
USC research shows it’s usually faster to drive in the morning rush hour than it is at night. But why?
Your evening commute in Los Angeles is probably a lot longer than your morning drive, even though it’s essentially the same trip in reverse. Now research from USC bears that out.
Crosstown , a research project involving the USC Annenberg...