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

Brian P. Lamb, founder and CEO of C-SPAN, the public affairs cable television network, will discuss C-SPAN and the future of public service media at the annual James L. Loper Lecture in Public Service Broadcasting on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008

USC Annenberg is well represented at the 2008 National Communication Association Conference from Nov. 21-24 in San Diego, with more than 50 faculty, doctoral students and graduate students making the trip to San Diego to present papers, chair discussions and serve as respondents

In an effort to improve the quality of health communication and health journalism in Los Angeles and across the country, The California Endowment has awarded two major grants to programs directed by USC Annenberg