For the past four years, USC Annenberg Associate Professor of Communication Hernan Galperin has used surveys, field experiments and other quantitative methods to understand how a lack of broadband internet adversely affects communities in Los Angeles County. Now, thanks to a Michelson...
Nearly half of the performers on the Billboard Hot 100 Year-End Charts over the last nine years were from underrepresented racial/ethnic groups. Yet, a comprehensive new report from the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative found that the executive ranks fall...
Muslims are the fastest growing and most racially and ethnically diverse religious community in the world. Yet according to a new study released today, Muslim characters are missing on screen — and when they do appear in popular movies, they are depicted with dangerous stereotypes that...
When Katelyn “Katie” Ikemoto’s father Klete passed away in April 2020 from COVID-19, the incoming communication major honored him in a way that combined tradition and innovation. Though large gatherings were still prohibited in California at the time, Ikemoto created a series of videos to help people in her...
Will Hennes describes himself as the typical “go, go, go, not really acknowledging stress” type of USC student. The communication major , who is graduating in 2022, admitted that it was the pandemic and subsequent lockdown that started him on a path of self-reflection — eventually leading him to the concept of...
After an election year that witnessed the denial of science, a racial reckoning and an assault on American democracy, this year’s Walter Cronkite Awards shine a spotlight on journalism that seeks truth, examines inequities, serves the public and demonstrates the indispensability of a free and trustworthy press.
Presented every two years...
Clarissa Beyah has been teaching, in one way or another, for most of her life. “Ever since I was a young girl, I was torturing my friends to play school in the summer,” she said of her childhood in New Jersey “At the end of the year, I would collect worksheets from my teachers and hand them out at summer camp. When no kids...
Continuing the tradition of honoring graduating students from disciplines across the university, USC’s annual Student Recognition Awards ceremony was held via Zoom on May 13. Outstanding members of USC Annenberg’s Class of 2021 were recognized with these top honors, showcasing their stellar academic achievements as well as their...