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The Emmy Awards aired on September 14, honoring the television industry’s best series and creatives of the year. But there is more to celebrate for the series and creators named to the newest iteration of The Inclusion List, a project of Stacy L. Smith and the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative .

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Students in University Professor Geoffrey Cowan ’s class follow history in real time. The conversation might center on breaking news about wildfires in California, debates over arts funding in Los Angeles or the latest international conflict. Students quickly see how the press shapes those stories and their own lives.

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“This class was like no other I’ve taken at USC,” said Elijah Patterson, a business administration major at USC Marshall. “We developed a real product for a real company, and in the process, sharpened our skills in content strategy, editorial decision-making and creative collaboration.”

As a junior, Patterson was looking for a class that would push him beyond...

DEI efforts across the entertainment industry have been increasingly under attack — from consumers, lawsuits and even federal policy. Despite the rollback of programs and discussion of DEI, a new study reveals that the perception of an inclusive Hollywood may be just as fictional as the content it sells.

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Adolescence , a show dramatizing the effects of social media on a young boy, has been a huge — and controversial — hit since its release in March 2025. Stories about youth and social media dominated even before the Netflix show’s success, but now, an audience survey is showing strong demand for fresh angles, such as whistleblowers and people standing up to Big Tech....