Media Highlights

ABC News
How Donald Trump upended a myth about sports and politics
September 23, 2018

ABC News quoted Ben Carrington about Colin Kaepernick, Donald Trump, and the connection between sports and politics.

Los Angeles Review of Books
The Latin American Wrecking Crew: A conversation with Josh Kun
September 18, 2018

The Los Angeles Review of Books published an interview with Josh Kun on the inescapable Latin influence in American music and the changing landscape of collecting and archiving cultural artifacts in the age of constant content.

Gizmodo
FEMA delays first test of ‘Presidential Alerts’ system that Trump will control
September 17, 2018

Gizmodo cited comments by Karen North on the delayed first test of a new presidential alert system. See also: Geekwire.

KPCC-FM
Widening the lens: Integrating the Toronto International Film Festival
September 17, 2018

KPCC-FM mentioned research by USC's Annenberg Inclusion Initiative on the underrepresentation of minorities among film critics.

Time
FEMA will test an emergency system that lets President Trump send you text alerts
September 16, 2018

Time cited comments by Karen North on FEMA's test of a new presidential alert system. See also: MEAWW.

Salon
How algorithms reproduce social and racial inequality
September 15, 2018

Salon featured research by Safiya U. Noble on whether algorithms reproduce social inequality. “The public was sold a bill of goods about the liberatory possibilities of the Internet back in the ’90s,” Noble said.

CBC Radio Canada
What it's like being a ‘diverse’ critic at TIFF ’18
September 14, 2018

CBC Radio Canada mentioned research by the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative on the underrepresentation of minorities among film critics. The research was also mentioned in a separate story.

USA Today
Under siege and underfinanced, journalism should be on the ropes. Fortunately, it's not.
September 14, 2018

USA Today mentioned the USC Annenberg School in a story on the rise in applications for journalism schools at U.S. universities.

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