Media Highlights

Yahoo Entertainment
Women of Color See Gains in Top-Grossing Movie Roles in 2022
February 16, 2023

Yahoo Entertainment quoted Associate Professor of Communication and Founder of the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative Stacy 
Smith
about women of color in the film industry. 

ABC News
Rodney King’s daughter can answer your questions in virtual interactive Q&A
February 15, 2023

ABC News spoke with Charlotta Bass Lab founding director and Associate Professor Allissa V. Richardson about the Second Draft Project and Voices of a Movement Series. 

CNN
Twitter is stumbling. Some ex-employees are launching rivals
February 13, 2023

CNN spoke with Clinical Professor Karen North about rival companies attempting to imitate Twitter. 

Forbes
Mastering Marketing Strategies For Generation Alpha
February 13, 2023

Forbes featured an article by Adjunct Instructor Stefan Pollack about mastering marketing strategies for generation alpha.

 
CNN
What the M&M’s commercial shows about Super Bowl ads today
February 12, 2023

CNN spoke with Clinical Professor Karen North about why Super Bowl commercials matter for brands. 

NBC Los Angeles
USC Launches ‘The Second Draft Project’ With Lora Dene King
February 10, 2023

NBC Los Angeles featured the launch of the Charlotta Bass Lab and spoke with founding director and Associate Professor Allissa V. Richardson.

Forbes
Political Feuds Are Increasingly Out In The Open Thanks To Social Media
February 9, 2023

Forbes spoke with Part-Time Lecturer of Communication Julianna Kirschner about political feuds on social media.

The Guardian
‘There is no standard’: investigation finds AI algorithms objectify women’s bodies
February 8, 2023

The Guardian spoke with Research Professor Kate Crawford about how AI algorithms rate photos of women as more sexually suggestive than those of men.

WalletHub
2023 Valentine’s Day spending survey
February 7, 2023

WalletHub featured an article from Clinical Professor of Communication Mathew Curtis about Valentines Day. 

Los Angeles Times
From Orange County to the Texas border: How Bill Melugin became a Fox News fixture
February 1, 2023

The Los Angeles Times spoke with Professor of Professional Practice of Journalism Gabriel Kahn about being the guardians of their own reporting in the current media environment.  

Washington Post
Do you have a moral duty to watch the police beating of Tyre Nichols?
January 31, 2023

The Washington Post spoke with Associate Professor of Journalism and Communication Allissa Richardson about the Memphis police killing of Tyre Nichols.

Los Angeles Times
Op-Ed: L.A. ports can’t follow business as usual. Our shipping system is unsustainable
January 30, 2023

The Los Angeles Times shared an OpEd by Professor Christina Dunbar-Hester  about the port's need for a just energy transition. 

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