As one of the recipients of the 2022 Annenberg Innovation Lab Civic Media Fellowship, Jamal Jordan is continuing to push himself to discover the different types of stories he wants to tell. “Being able to divorce yourself from thinking in a box is always the most valuable tool you have,” he said. Jordan is a self-described multimedia documentarian, who is always using whatever tools he has...
One of the biggest stories in the summer of 2019 revolved around tech-savvy, meme conscious phenom Lil Nas X and his country song, “Old Town Road.” The artist, understanding the power of digital media, uploaded his catchy tune to SoundCloud. The song migrated to TikTok, the popular video app, and unleashed a torrent of teens who recycled the music to create their own content....
The coronavirus pandemic upended the theatrical film market in 2020 and 2021, but despite the industry upheaval, a new report shows that at least a few things haven’t changed in popular films.
The research brief , entitled “Inequality in 1,500 Popular films,” is the latest from...
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When Esthela Alarcón-Teagle joined the first class of the online master of communication management (MCM) program at USC Annenberg in 2011, she knew that it was a great fit for her needs. Already a USC alumna with a bachelor...
Sophie Flay listens as her father, celebrity chef Bobby Flay, reveals the trick to making a good burger, explaining to their podcast audience that it’s his “signature move.” The secret, he says, is to “Press your thumb into the center of the uncooked hamburger meat, making a small indent. This ensures it won’t ‘puff up,’ necessitating your ‘smashing’ it with a spatula, thus releasing juices to...
It was natural for Kiley McKay to sign up for the unique opportunity to work for the Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission (LASEC) in their newly created social media command center. With a...
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