Media Highlights

The Root
Only 5 of the top-grossing films since 2007 were directed by black women—and 2 were from Ava DuVernay
January 8, 2019

The Root and Brit + Co featured new research by Stacy Smith, Marc Choueiti and Katherine Pieper of the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative that found 16 of the directors for the top 100 grossing movies in 2018 were black, up from six in 2017 and eight in 2007.

Washington Post
‘This president lies daily’: Critics demand networks fact-check Trump’s live immigration speech
January 8, 2019

The Washington Post quoted Mike Ananny about calls to fact-check President Trump's prime-time immigration speech on the U.S.-Mexico border.

The New York Times
Netflix’s bow to Saudi censors comes at a cost to free speech
January 6, 2019

The New York Times quoted Nicholas Cull about the private-sector diplomacy employed by corporations, as when Netflix agreed to censor content at the request of the Saudi Arabian government.

The New York Times
More black people directed top films, study says
January 4, 2019

The New York Times featured new research by Stacy Smith, Marc Choueiti and Katherine Pieper of the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative that found 16 of the directors for the top 100 grossing movies in 2018 were black, up from six in 2017 and eight in 2007. The Los Angeles TimesKPCC-FM, the Boston Globe and Quartz also highlighted the study's results.

IndieWire
Every studio film directed by female filmmakers coming out in 2019 and 2020
January 2, 2019

IndieWire cited research from the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative on the lack of gender parity among film directors for the highest-grossing films.

The Miami Herald
Comicsgate: Alt-right fan boys go after women in world of comics
December 28, 2018

The Miami Herald quoted Morten Bay of the Center for the Digital Future on how social media amplifies today's angry political environment, even when it comes to entertainment. 

KQED
10 years later: Oscar Grant, Black Lives Matter and police accountability
December 28, 2018

Allissa Richardson joined a panel on KQED to discuss how policing and citizen journalism has changed in the past decade.

Sacramento Bee
Will Democratic control of House produce single-payer health care?
December 27, 2018

The Sacramento Bee quoted Dan Schnur on how Congressional Democrats will legislate health care policies in 2019.

Refinery29
How 'The Holiday' came to replace 'Love, Actually' this Christmas
December 24, 2018

Refinery29 cited research from the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative on the lack of gender parity in the field of film criticism.

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