Media Highlights

WHYY's 'The Pulse'
In high crime areas, teenagers must also navigate a ‘digital hood’
August 1, 2016

WHYY's The Pulse spoke with Robin Stevens about bullying and violence in social media posts by teens in high-crime areas.

NPR
Live video after police shooting brings new immediacy to bearing witness
July 7, 2016

Amara Aguilar spoke with NPR about the livestreaming of the police killing of Philando Castile.

The Atlantic
Riots, Guns, Bribes: TR's contested convention
April 23, 2016

Geoffrey Cowan wrote an article for The Atlantic about Theodore Roosevelt's split with the Republican party and his third-party run for the presidency in 1912.

Los Angeles Times
Reagan in slippers. Sinatra by the pool: Inside Sunnylands, the Camp David in California’s desert
February 15, 2016

The Los Angeles Times interviewed Geoffrey Cowan about the political history of Sunnylands, the 25,000-square foot home in Rancho Mirage owned by the Annenberg Foundation Trust.

Nieman Lab
A new class at USC is teaching students how to produce stories specifically for social media
December 9, 2015

The Nieman Lab spoke with Amara Aguilar about her class that taught students to create content for social media.

KCET-TV's 'Mosaic'
'The China Dream'
November 4, 2015

KCET-TV's Mosaic interviewed Taj Frazier about the "China Dream" promoted by the Chinese government. "Working-class, working-poor, rural Chinese citizens are finding the Chinese Dream to be a myth," he said.

DailyMail
Teens spend a ‘mind-boggling’ NINE HOURS a day on media, survey reveals
November 3, 2015

The DailyMail featured research examining how teens spend their time on their mobile devices.

Washington Post
Why Hillary Clinton needs to avoid another ‘What difference does it make?’ moment on Benghazi
October 22, 2015

The Washington Post interviewed Gordon Stables for his assessment of how Hillary Clinton should handle her public testimony during the Benghazi hearings.

California Forward
Report: Taking open data to next level requires quality data, committed leaders
June 24, 2015

California Forward featured Dana Chinn's work as the lead researcher of the Open Data LA project.

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