March 3, 2014
USC Annenberg reaches $100 million fundraising milestone
Initiative supports cutting-edge new building, scholarships and research.
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March 3, 2014
A Journey Through Sao Paulo: Innovations in Brazilian Public Diplomacy
Brazil is currently transitioning from a regional and hemispheric hegemon to a global power. Brazil is truly at a crossroads: it is a rising power with immense economic and political potential, yet at the same time, suffers many of the ills of a still-developing country.
February 28, 2014
Seib: US needs to take a stance on press freedom
Journalism and Public Diplomacy Professor Philip Seib wrote a Huffington Post column earlier this week on why the United States should increase efforts to protect the rights of...
February 27, 2014
Print still matters, publisher tells USC Annenberg audience
By Anne Bergman
According to newspaper publisher Aaron Kushner, the reports that the print medium is dead have been greatly exaggerated.
Kushner said he expects the Orange County Register , which Kushner’s private equity firm 2100 Trust LLC purchased in 2012, to be profitable this year....
February 25, 2014
USC Annenberg Communication teaching assistant receives university award
USC Annenberg Ph.D. candidate Young Ji Kim received the University Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award from the USC Center for Excellence in Teaching.
February 25, 2014
USC Annenberg position on fact-based media policy research
In spring 2012, USC Annenberg won an open competition by the Federal Communications Commission to lead a group of prominent scholars from top universities in conducting a literature review (of approximately 500 scholarly articles) regarding the “critical information needs” of the American public. Our purpose was to provide and encourage fact-based, nonpartisan and rigorous analysis in support...
February 24, 2014
Blackstone Charitable Foundation announces entrepreneurship program including Annenberg Innovation Lab
The Blackstone Charitable Foundation announced last week another expansion of its campus entrepreneurship program, Blackstone LaunchPad, to Southern California. The three-year, $3.5-million partnership includes USC Annenberg and several other campuses: The University of California, Los Angeles, The University of California, Irvine, and The Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation...
February 21, 2014
M{2e}'s Executive-in-Residence week with Scratch set to kick off
This year's M{2e} Executive-in-Residence program will feature Scratch, a creative unit of Viacom, and take place over the week of February 24.