Top journalists and political strategists will offer straightforward assessments of the campaigns and the press, while exploring the role of media has in shaping the national political discourse, at a series of public events held during the national political conventions in Tampa and Charlotte.

Politics & the Media: Bridging the Political Divide in the 2012 Election is hosted by...

*This is the fourth and final in a series of dispatches from Cape Town, South Africa, where five USC Annenberg students worked as interns for eight weeks. Journalism professor Erna Smith serves as a faculty adviser for the team, which worked for news publications and a diplomatic organization.*

PAARL, South Africa – From June 14-17, Tallie Johnson, Tricia Tongco, Angela Blakely,...

Two USC Annenberg alumni and one student returned from London with medals, including alumna Rebecca Soni , who broke two world records on her way to winning two gold medals and one silver medal.

In the 200-meter breaststroke final, Soni touched with a time of 2:19.59,...

A study on how PR practitioners were portrayed in film and TV offers range of descriptions.

PRWeek included USC Annenberg alumna Daphne Wang on its 40 Under 40 list of rising stars in public relations. Wang (M.A. Strategic Public Relations, '09) works at...