Manuelita Maldonado, a former English teacher who majored in literature at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Colombia, her home country, joined USC Annenberg in Fall 2018 to pursue a graduate degree. She joined the strategic public relations program and has spent the past two years immersed in research into how...
Before working towards his master’s of science in journalism degree, current student Phil Rosen took a unique approach to journalism graduate school by first traveling throughout Asia and honing his writing skills.
As part of the Annenberg Intelligence series, Dean Willow Bay was in conversation with Mike Bass, the NBA’s Executive Vice President and Chief Communications Officer. He shared a glimpse into designing and implementing effective communication strategies, and the tough decisions...
Daniel Alejandro Leon-Davis emigrated from Venezuela to Florida with his mother when he was 6 years old. Coming to the United States at such a young age, he says he grew up “feeling as American as everybody else.”
“Being an immigrant in Miami, or frankly even Orlando, where I graduated from high school, didn’t feel like being the ‘other,’” he said. “It felt like the norm. So, I didn’t...
The Markup Data Reporter Emmanuel Martinez, shares his career journey and advice with USC Annenberg students as part of a conversation with Dean Willow Bay . Having earned his master’s degree in journalism from USC Annenberg in 2014, Martinez received the 2019 Selden Ring Award for Investigative Reporting and was named...
Google’s Head of Media, Industry and Entertainment, Angie Barrick, shares her career journey and advice with USC Annenberg students as part of a conversation with Dean Willow Bay . Barrick earned her master's degree in communication management from USC Annenberg in 2005.
Facebook's Director of Consumer Communications, Sona Iliffe-Moon, shares her career journey and advice with USC Annenberg students as part of a conversation with Dean Willow Bay . Iliffe-Moon earned her master's degree in strategic public relations from USC Annenberg in 2005.
We examine how our scholars and practitioners help shape and communicate the world of celebrity.
On March 20, musician Josh Groban hosted one of the first Billboard Live At-Home music sessions. Dressed casually in an Interlochen Center of the Arts baseball cap and sitting up...
