Pre-pandemic, Ashley Alvarado stood in front of a large crowd at the Armstrong Theatre in Torrance to welcome the audience to Unheard LA, a live event series she co-created and co-produced. The idea was to give Angelenos who have a story to tell, a place to tell it. On this particular night in October 2019, a dozen people took the stage to either talk about their lives, share a perspective...

Despite President-elect Joe Biden’s call to bring people together, two new studies by the Center for Public Relations at USC Annenberg suggest that both political polarization and the proliferation of conspiracy theories are likely to...

The Local Media Association, in partnership with Facebook Journalism Project, has launched a pilot project using tools and training from Crosstown to empower smaller and mid-sized newsrooms to access and transform data into high-impact local journalism.

The pilot project will be implemented by WRAL-TV in Raleigh, North Carolina, and NOLA/The...

Twenty-one journalists from around the nation joined the USC Center for Health Journalism earlier this month to take part in the 2020 Data Fellowship. The program, which ran from Nov. 30–Dec. 4, helps reporters gain investigative data skills through an...

For Maral Tavitian, recent violence against Armenians ignited many elements of her identity: her academic studies, her predilection for justice and her heritage.

Azerbaijan’s military offensive to reclaim a long-disputed area between Armenia and Azerbaijan, historically populated by indigenous Armenians, unleashed a wave of humanitarian disasters, including the deliberate destruction...

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The widespread reliance on remote learning is harming students of color from low-income households more than kids who are from more affluent families. Our survey of over...

This article was originally posted on The Conversation and is republished here with permission.

The word “socialism” has become a trigger word in U.S. politics, with both...

Bonjour , my name is Bintou Agne. While I was born in Paris, France, my parents are from Senegal, West Africa. Cooking is something that brings me joy, with memories of home, especially at times when I have felt isolated during the pandemic. This inspired me to invite several members of the Annenberg Cross-Cultural Student Association (ACCSA), as well as students at USC Annenberg, to join me...