A self-described “special geek” who cut class to go the library, Megan Stielstra found her calling as an author and educator while poring over novels by J. R. R. Tolkien, Ursula K. Le Guin, Margaret Atwood and Richard Wright.
“I was reading Black Boy , Wright’s memoir about growing up in the Jim Crow South,” Stielstra said. “In the chapter where he gets a library card, he describes...
On Aug. 8, USC Annenberg alumna Rachel Scott reached a career milestone that only a select few journalists ever attain: For the first time as an official White House correspondent, she asked a direct question of the president of the United States.
Rachel Scott. Photo courtesy of Rachel Scott At an impromptu press conference at...
The Los Angeles Times has partnered with USC to mark the 25th anniversary of the Festival of Books, Stories & Ideas with an online series of 25 free events, which begin on Sunday, Oct. 18. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the reimagined festival will...
The COVID-19 pandemic will remain the dominant topic for Americans in nearly every aspect of their lives in 2021, according to a survey in the USC Center for Public Relations ’ annual Relevance Report . When asked about news they will consume, 44%...
Texas native Toni Hall had long dreamed of working in media. “Growing up, I always wanted to be a meteorologist,” she recalled. “I didn’t want to do anything else: Just tell the weather and work for the Weather Channel.”
After earning her bachelor’s degree in mass communications from Prairie View A&M University, Hall had an opportunity to work in The Weather Channel’s advertising...
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Let me start this article by saying: Hi, I am so glad you're reading this and are open to learning more about mental health resources on and off campus. If you’re struggling with mental health issues, I want you to know that you are not alone. I have been in a very similar situation. About a year ago, I moved across the ocean from Europe to pursue my...
LAPD receives a flood of calls about landlord-tenant disputes during COVID-19.
On Sept. 1, police in Los Angeles responded to almost twice as many landlord-tenant disputes as they had on the day rent was due just one month before. Now, rent day is approaching again, and so is the potential for more confrontation, as the economy limps along due to the coronavirus, and...
The nonprofit media advocacy organization Define American , in collaboration with the Norman Lear Center Media Impact Project...