On September 23, more than 3,500 USC students and community members attended the university’s first K-Pop Festa. The day’s events began with an academic forum analyzing the global phenomenon of K-pop. Provost Professor Henry Jenkins moderated a discussion with graduate students from USC Annenberg, the USC Thornton School...
When people think of the American civil rights movement, they don’t often consider Washington, Oregon and California as hotspots for Black activism. The Black Press, however, tells a different story. Black activists from the West Coast have crafted human rights campaigns that have often set the agenda for the rest of the nation — from the Gold Rush era all the way until today's...
Amid increasing calls to restrict curricula that engage critical race theory in American classrooms, award-winning journalism instructor and scholar Allissa V. Richardson has founded the Charlotta Bass Journalism & Justice Lab at the USC Annenberg...
Islam is the fastest-growing world religion, but you would have no idea this was the case if you watched popular television from four countries whose content is broadcast around the globe. A new study reveals that not only are Muslims nearly absent from episodic content, they are still stereotyped in negative ways.
The report,...
As Oscar Garza begins his role as director of the MA in Specialized Journalism (The Arts) this Fall, his goal is to teach students how to engage with the diverse cultures of Los Angeles and beyond.
After attending the University of Texas at Austin, Garza started his career with...
Robert Hernandez , professor of professional practice, was inducted into the National Association of Hispanic Journalists Hall of Fame at the group’s annual convention gala in Las Vegas this month.
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Miki Turner , associate professor of professional practice, was named the 2022 National Association of Black Journalists’ Journalism Educator of the Year at the organization’s annual...
Bryce Nelson, an award-winning journalist, dedicated professor and former director of USC Annenberg’s School of Journalism, has died at the age of 84. After two decades as a reporter at major news organizations, including The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times and the Washington Post, Nelson devoted the final 30 years of his career to training and mentoring future journalists...
