“Quoted” gathers a selection of the week’s news stories featuring and written by USC Annenberg’s leadership, faculty, staff and others.

Studies from Humana and Professor Stacy L. Smith at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism reveal prevalence of ageism in film and the power of embracing a healthy mindset for healthy aging

New research reveals few characters aged 60 and over are represented in film, and that prominent senior characters face demeaning or ageist references. These negative and...

Longtime USC Annenberg public relations lecturer and renowned entertainment publicist Jack Ryan passed away on August 25, 2016. He was 77.

For two decades beginning in 1983, Ryan taught public relations to several generations of Annenberg students. In 1993, students voted him the most effective adjunct professor at the school. He retired from USC in 2003.

Born June 26, 1939 in...

Inside USC Annenberg's classrooms, students are the ones typically tasked with answering the hard questions. "Five Minutes with..." turns the tables on faculty members by asking them the questions.

Philip Seib is professor of journalism, public diplomacy and international relations at USC Annenberg....

“Quoted” gathers a selection of the week’s news stories featuring and written by USC Annenberg’s leadership, faculty, staff and others.

New report finds that across 800 films, representation of gender, race/ethnicity, LGBT status, disability still lags behind population norms

Though the conversation on inequality in Hollywood is now at peak volume, a new report reveals that little has changed on screen or behind the camera.

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Heidi Johnson, founder of Charity Matters, co-founder of the Spiritual Care Guild at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, and Executive Director for The Association of Catholic Student Councils, spoke at a M{2e} Women’s Leadership Society event on August 31, 2016 at USC Annenberg’s Wallis Annenberg Hall.

Please view photos from the event below:...

Author, award-winning journalist and Emmy-winning news anchor León Krauze has been appointed the Wallis Annenberg Chair in Journalism, USC Annenberg’s School of Journalism announced.

A native of Mexico and a longtime chronicler of U.S. politics, immigration, and the lives of Angelenos, Krauze is a frequent contributor to The New Yorker, The Daily Beast and KCRW’s “Left Right and Center...