Academy Award-winning actress Geena Davis and communication professor Stacy Smith have released the findings of a groundbreaking study examining gender portrayals in G-rated films. The research project, led by Prof. Smith and conducted by teams of USC Annenberg graduate and undergraduate students, found boys overwhelmingly outnumbered girls as characters featured in films produced for children...

Public diplomacy visiting professor Eytan Gilboa worries that electoral victories by Hamas in the Palestinian parliamentary elections may not lead to true democracy for the Palestinian people. Recalling past elections in Iran and Algeria, he writes in a Jan. 31 Los Angeles Times op-ed, "Islamic radical...

A documentary about journalism professor Norman Corwin (pictured) won the Academy Award for the best documentary short subject film. A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin was directed by filmmaker Eric Simonson and produced by...

The Los Angeles Times on Sunday, Dec. 25, devoted its Current section to a showcase of ideas for the development of new public park space in downtown Los Angeles. The proposals were generated by an open design competition started by the USC Annenberg School's...

World Press Photo 05 , the acclaimed exhibition of more than 200 award-winning works of international photojournalism is on display the Annenberg School through January 30, 2006. World Press Photo is the world’s largest and most prestigious annual press photography contest. USC Annenberg is the only U.S. venue outside the...

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announced the launch of the Edward R. Murrow Journalism Fellows Program, a partnership among the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the Aspen Institute, and six American universities. The program will invite 100 international media professionals to spend time at USC Annenberg and other leading journalism schools in the United States, honing their skills, sharing ideas, and gaining first-hand understanding of American society and democratic institutions. Joining Secretary Rice for the announcement were Geoffrey Cowan , dean of the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson .

A comprehensive study of the impact of online technology conducted by the USC Annenberg Center for the Digital Future finds that for the first time, the number of users who say that the Internet can be used to gain political power has increased. "Print and television forever changed politics through their powerful enormous impact on all elements of the political process — yet these media have...

The Institute for Justice and Journalism at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication has awarded fellowships to 10 journalists committed to producing in-depth stories on immigration and border policy under the theme of "Border Crossings: Policy, Practice and Politics." During the fellowship period, which begins January 9, 2006 and will be led by IJJ Senior Fellow Marc Cooper , contributing editor of The Nation magazine, the Border Justice Fellows will work on individual and team projects that will appear in their newspaper, wire service, television, radio and online outlets. The multimedia team project will involve journalists from the Charlotte Observer, its Charlotte.com website and WCNC-TV, the Belo Corp.-owned NBC affiliate in Charlotte.