Inside the Juvenile Justice Center in Nashville, Tennessee is a steel door fitted with a high-security system. Push a button and the door unlocks, revealing another steel door with a slot for IDs. When that door buzzes, I walk through with video gear. I’m searched, as is the gear. An hour later, I hear the sound of shackles from down the hall, and a 16-year-old girl in an orange jumpsuit appears.

John New’s journey to USC began with a Skype conversation and a challenge.

News coverage of the Manchester terrorist attack was sadly familiar: cellphone videos of screaming victims; details of first responders’ hectic efforts; “Was it terrorism?” guesswork; speculation about the perpetrator. In this case, the horror was amplified by so many of the killed and wounded being young people.

Journalist Brian Rosenthal, who wrote the 2017 Selden Ring-winning series “Denied” for the Houston Chronicle, related his experience – along with some real-world advice – to USC Annenberg students at a ceremony in his honor.

As part of the University of Southern California's 134th commencement ceremonies, USC Annenberg celebrated the conferral of bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees to 901 students on May 12.

USC Annenberg Professor Josh Kun has been named a recipient of the Berlin Prize, a semester-long fellowship in Berlin awarded annually to top-tier scholars, writers, composers and artists from the United States.

Joe Saltzman, professor of journalism and communication at USC Annenberg, has received the 2017 Outstanding Service Award from the USC Association of Trojan Leagues.

USC Annenberg Professor Geoffrey Cowan’s JOUR 460 class, Social Responsibility of the News Media, explores the role of journalism and society through a political and historical lens.