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USC Annenberg's Impact student newsmagazine program, led by journalism professor Dan Birman, is one of seven finalists of the College Television Awards, sponsored by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences

As part of its conference series, the USC Center on Public Diplomacy at the Annenberg School united scholars from across the country for a Jan. 30 symposium titled “The 2008 Beijing Olympics: Public Policy Triumph or Public Relations Spectacle?”.

USC President Steven B. Sample appointed communication professor Manuel Castells a University Professor, one of the highest honors for a USC faculty member

The international exhibition showcasing examples of the world’s best photojournalism, including Tim Hetherington’s prize-winning image of an exhausted U.S. soldier in Afghanistan, closes Feb. 5

Dean Ernest J. Wilson III led a roundtable discussion on his recent experiences as a member of the Presidential Transition Team for the Obama administration at a Jan. 22 event at USC Annenberg

Communication professor Dmitri Williams recently published new results of online game-user research in “Looking for gender (LFG): Gender roles and behaviors among online gamers” in the Journal of Communication

Ryan Cunningham (M.A. Global Communication ’09) is the newest recipient of the Robert McKenzie Prize, awarded each year by the London School of Economics and Political Science in recognition of outstanding academic performance