"(Communication professor Manuel Castells') influence in areas such as urban sociology, the study of social movements and the development of the Information Society and its consequences have made Professor Castells a worthy winner," the jury announced.

Communication major and USC quarterback Mark Sanchez earns Pacific-10 Conference All-Academic first-team honors

The World Internet Project (WIP), a comprehensive first-time global survey on the impact of the Internet, spearheaded by the Center for the Digital Future at the USC Annenberg School for Communication with 13 partner countries and regions in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Oceania, found remarkable similarities and significant differences in the way users utilize and rely on the Internet

Alumna Y. Connie Yuan (Ph.D '04) and communication professors Janet Fulk and Peter Monge were awarded the 2008 Distinguished Article Award in Communication and Social Cognition at the 2008 National Communication Association conference

Senior broadcast journalism students Jeremy Hall and Matthew Landes had a Sunday evening they both say they'll never forget at Staples Center, as both were introduced at center court during halftime of the Nov. 23 Lakers game and interviewed on Fox Sports Net before the game

Entrepreneur and philanthropist Turner visits USC as part of USC Annenberg's Center on Communication Leadership's CEO Series and tells students to invest in what will work in the future

C-SPAN founder, president and CEO Brian Lamb said at the annual Loper Lecture in Public Service Broadcasting on Nov. 20 that the journalism industry is better off than people think, although traditional media are competing with individuals who can write, shoot video and blog as quickly as the industry giants