Media Highlights

Ed Surge
#BlackStudentsMatter: Why digital activism Is a voice for black students
August 23, 2018

Ed Surge quoted Allissa Richardson of the USC Annenberg School on the use of digital and social media among young black activists in the U.S.

Los Angeles Times
Film academy internship program attempts to move the needle on inclusion
August 22, 2018

The Los Angeles Times mentioned USC research on the underrepresentation of women and minorities in the entertainment industry.

KPCC-FM
Charter Spectrum to enter crowded field of local TV news in LA
August 20, 2018

KPCC-FM interviewed Gabriel Kahn of the USC Annenberg School on Charter Communications' plan to launch a 24-hour local news channel in Los Angeles.

The Atlantic
Student journalism in the age of media distrust
August 9, 2018

The Atlantic mentioned USC Annenberg in a story about enrollment of journalism majors.

Smithsonian Magazine
The first Academy Awards had its own version of the 'popular' Oscar
August 9, 2018

Smithsonian Magazine referenced Alison Trope's book Stardust Monuments: The Saving and Selling of Hollywood in an article about the Academy Awards.

KPCC’s AirTalk
Legitimate removal or censorship? Tech platforms Apple, YouTube nix Alex Jones
August 8, 2018

KPCC's AirTalk featured Larry Gross in discussing whether Alex Jones should have been removed from new media platforms.

 

Associated Press
Transgender Hollywood seeks recognition, and not just roles
August 8, 2018

Associated Press mentioned research by Stacy Smith and colleagues from the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative on the underrepresentation of women and minorities in entertainment. See also: Bustle.

Dallas Morning News
‘The Brink’ looks at the time when nuclear war was just a mistake away
August 6, 2018

The Dallas Morning News published a book review by Philip Seib of The Brink, a book about President Reagan and the nuclear war scare of 1983.

Sydney Morning Herald
Female friendships at the core of new movie ‘The Spy Who Dumped Me’
August 5, 2018

The Sydney Morning Herald cited research by the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative on the gender imbalance among major Hollywood feature film directors in a review of “The Spy Who Dumped Me.”

KPCC-FM’s FilmWeek
Critic roundtable: FilmWeek weighs in on lack of diversity in film journalism
August 3, 2018

KPCC-FM's FilmWeek mentioned the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative in a roundtable discussion and podcast about the lack of diversity in film journalism.  

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