Open-source investigative journalism uses publicly available information — from satellite imagery and social media networks to online databases — to reveal powerful untold stories. It often requires technological savvy, computational tools and other advanced techniques to search through vast amounts of visible data and collect insights. Open-source investigative journalism is likely...

The Media Center opens its doors to those who want to learn more about USC Annenberg's student-led newsroom on the first Thursday of every fall and spring semester. It's the place to be for anyone interested in telling a variety of stories on multiple platforms.

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As the entertainment industry prepares to celebrate this year’s Emmy Award winners, Associate Professor of Communication Stacy L. Smith , the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative , and the Adobe Foundation are recognizing a...

Was 2023 the Year of the Woman? With the success of Barbie, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, and Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé, it might be tempting to think so. But a new report indicates that 2023 was business as usual when it came to top-grossing films with women directors.

The report, Inclusion in the Director’s Chair, comes from Associate Professor of...

Statewide broadband adoption remains high with 91% of households in California enjoying high-speed internet access at home, according to new survey results released today by USC, the California Emerging Technology Fund and the California Department of...

Academy Award® winner Cate Blanchett and Emmy Award nominee Coco Francini, who are partners in Dirty Films, along with Associate Professor of Communication Stacy L. Smith and the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative have launched the Proof of Concept Accelerator...

Every Tuesday and Thursday for five months, Robeson Taj Frazier and Ben Caldwell met for a conversation.

Caldwell, an artist, filmmaker, and community organizer, founded the KAOS Network , a...