When the president of the United States disparages journalists and calls their work “fake news,” how should the Fourth Estate respond?

Technology has changed how journalists interact with their audience — instead of having direct access via a television screen or a newspaper, modern journalists need to understand what networked press freedom is and how to navigate the algorithms inherent in a new social media landscape. USC Annenberg Associate Professor Mike Ananny researches the intersection between technology and journalism and discusses how critical it is to understand how they work together.

A bustling Trojan Family Weekend saw USC Annenberg host a series of talks around campus. On Oct. 12 in the packed Sheindlin Forum, parents had the opportunity to hear a spirited discussion among Ben Carrington, associate professor of sociology and journalism, and three panelists, including two adjunct professors and a parent, titled, “Game Face: The rise of athlete activism.”

A panel of experts, including MacArthur Fellows Josh Kun and Viet Thanh Nguyen, explains the history of cultural appropriation and growing awareness in the digital era.

Thomas Williams first gets his audience riled up with a chant.

She might have left her position as an assistant managing editor for the Los Angeles Times and head of the paper’s politics team, but new USC Annenberg faculty member Christina Bellantoni is hardly getting a break from the politics beat during this election cycle.

Study is featured in the 2019 Relevance Report available for download Nov. 1.

The midterm elections are widely expected to usher in this century’s “year of the woman” — an explosion of women entering government.