Leonore “Lee” Annenberg, the former U.S. Chief of Protocol and president and chairman of The Annenberg Foundation, whose lifelong philanthropy entrusted billions of dollars to institutions around the country, died today of natural causes at Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, Calif. She was 91

Local broadcasters in Florida, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, California and Texas, and Hearst-Argyle stations, honored for political coverage; Stephanopoulos, Couric and “NOW on PBS” win national awards

Exploring a ­new model to increase investigative reporting coverage in the United States, USC Annenberg and the Center for Investigative Reporting partnered to produce an online multimedia project about the Iraq war’s impact on Southern California. The project was produced by a mix of graduate and undergraduate students in a class taught by journalism professor Sandy Tolan

Continuing its Series on Sustainable Innovation, USC Annenberg invited Dr. Sidney Harman, chairman and founder of Harman International Industries, to offer his insight on how to foster leadership and innovation, as drawn from his notable successes as a pioneer and leader in the areas of government, industry and education

The Center for California Health Care Journalism- funded by the California HealthCare Foundation and spearheaded by journalism professor Michael Parks and USC Annenberg — recently partnered with the Santa Cruz Sentinel and published a three-day series called “Collision in Care” about the Medicare crisis in Santa Cruz

MIT Press recently published communication professor Jonathan Aronson's new book - Transforming Global Information and Communication Markets: The Political Economy of Innovation - about how innovation in information and communication technology (ICT) fuels the growth of the global economy

Twenty three arts journalists have been chosen from 16 states to participate as fellows in the fifth National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Arts Journalism Institute in Theater and Musical Theater at USC Annenberg

Several intellectuals and arts professionals, including Tavis Smiley, shared their hopes and admonitions for America’s future on Feb. 27 as the Tavis Smiley Foundation presented the Young Scholars Forum as part of the 10th anniversary State of the Black Union symposium at USC’s Bovard Auditorium