Media Highlights

KPCC-FM ‘Air Talk’
Church shooting in Laguna Woods linked to Taiwanese hatred, gunman’s anger over tensions with China
May 17, 2022

KPCC-FM ‘Air Talk’ spoke with Clayton Dube of the USC U.S.-China Institute regarding the impact of the shooting in Laguna Woods and the complex political history between China and Taiwan. 

Latin American Advisor
How much does Sunday’s vote strengthen AMLO?
April 13, 2022

The Latin American Advisor quoted professor of the practice of international relations and public diplomacy, Pamela Starr, regarding the impact of the upcoming vote. 

CNN
Why Ukraine is expected to stay on American screens and top of mind
March 30, 2022

CNN quoted Philip Seib on the need for news organizations to commit resources for thorough Ukraine coverage that will consistently engage audiences.

Associated Press
From Hollywood’s illusion factory, some unexpected reality
March 29, 2022

Marty Kaplan, USC Annenberg’s research professor of communication and Norman Lear Chair in Entertainment was quoted in The Associated Press on initial reactions to whether Sunday’s Oscars slap was authentic or staged.

Fast Company
Hollywood is still obsessed with white men
March 23, 2022

Fast Company reported on the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative’s latest study “Inequality Across 1,500 Popular Films,” citing Hollywood’s lack of progress on diversity.

The Associated Press
Digital entertainment ballooned in 2021: MPA report
March 14, 2022

The Associated Press mentioned the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative’s latest study “Inequality Across 1,500 Popular Films.”

CBS News
What Russians can see of their war against Ukraine
March 13, 2022

CBS News “Sunday Morning” spoke with Nicholas Cull about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s use of propaganda and disinformation.

PRWeek
Lessons from an online war
March 10, 2022

Fred Cook, director of the USC Center for Public Relations, authored an op-ed discussing how Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his PR team have rewritten the crisis management playbook.

USA Today
Russia increases censorship with new law: 15 years in jail for calling Ukraine invasion a 'war'
March 8, 2022

USA Today quoted Jonathan Aronson on Vladimir Putin’s new censorship laws, which are aimed at rural, less-educated Russians.

The Washington Post
Russia’s independent media, long under siege, teeters under new Putin crackdown
March 4, 2022

The Washington Post quoted Philip Seib on Russia’s independent media and the struggle to report the truth alongside state-owned media.

The Associated Press
In wartime battle over imagery, so far it hasn’t been close
March 2, 2022

The Associated Press cited Marty Kaplan and Philip Seib on the lure and power of wartime imagery in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

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