WHEN WOMEN DISRUPT (WWD) (an intersectional feminist artist collective composed of Jessica Sabogal, Tatyana Fazlalizadeh and Melinda James), collaborated with students from the “Women: Designing Media for Social Change” class. The event started out with a class discussion, then a panel discussion with the three artists and the greater USC Annenberg community. The following day, the group, along with students worked on an art installation, titled “Dismantle Whiteness and Misogyny on this Campus” which can be found outside of the ASC building on USC’s campus.

Would Americans consider putting their money in an “Amazon Bank” or “Google Financial Services”?

USC Annenberg has a long history of sending student interns to the Olympics. This year, in addition to a number of communication and journalism students who had the chance to work with various news organizations, the Center on Public Diplomacy partnered with Robert Hernandez’s JOVRNALISM (VR journalism) student team. They commissioned a small group to travel to South Korea for the 2018 Winter Olympics and create 360-degree videos. These immersive storytelling opportunities were focused on South Korea’s culture and peacebuilding efforts through sports diplomacy.

A documentary that looks at a provocative new theory about when the first people came to North America was produced by Annenberg faculty members Dan Birman and Megan Chao. But they did so at a time when the nature of documentary as a media form is changing.

Manuel Castells, University Professor and the Wallis Annenberg Chair in Communication Technology and Society, talks about how his research charts the new global world emerging from the communication and information technology revolution, and how globalization both connects some and disconnects others.

“I remember watching Obama’s inauguration in 2009 a few months after I came to the United States, and I never imagined I would be covering an inauguration eight years later while in college,” said Melody Jiang ’17, a USC Annenberg alumna with a degree in broadcast and digital journalism.

Avoid rules and encourage independent decision-making. Establish transparency, seek excellence and be innovative. These core values are grounded in the Netflix ethos and brand philosophy.

Oprah Winfrey, a global media leader, philanthropist, producer and actress, will deliver the keynote address at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism’s 2018 commencement ceremony on May 11.