Media Highlights

The Wrap
1 in 3 TV shows depict a character discharging a firearm, new study finds
May 23, 2023

The Wrap quoted Norman Lear Chair in Entertainment, Media and Society and Research Professor of Communication and Journalism Marty Kaplan about how the creative community needs to treat guns in their stories as real. 

The Hollywood Reporter
‘Dragnet,’ children’s entertainment highlighted in new USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center Gun Safety Study and Guide
May 23, 2023

The Hollywood Reporter shared the new Hollywood, Health, & Society report that looks at firearm trends in film and TV over the last 20 years, offering resources and approaches for how entertainment and news media can provide "representation of safe, acceptable behavior when it comes to firearms."

USA Today
Musk's Twitter tries to recapture the political spotlight post Trump with DeSantis 2024 run
May 23, 2023

USA Today spoke with Adjunct Instructor Dan Schnur about Ron DeSantis’s potential presidential run announcement.

Variety
Eva Longoria calls out Hollywood: ‘A white male can direct’ a $200 million flop and ‘get another one.’ I can’t.
May 23, 2023

Variety featured Associate Professor of Communication and Founder of the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative Stacy Smith's Kering Women In Motion talk with actress Eva Longoria. 

The Hill
Market dips briefly after AI image of fake explosion near Pentagon goes viral
May 22, 2023

The Hill quoted Clinical Professor Karen North about the difficulty verifying the truth of AI images.

Variety
Diversity and inspiration intersect at Variety’s ‘New Gen Voices in Filmmaking’ Panel at the Cannes Film Festival
May 22, 2023

Variety featured Associate Professor of Communication and Founder of the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative Stacy Smith on a panel at the Cannes Film Festival, presented by Adobe, where young directors from Iran, China, and the U.S. talked about what moved them to make movies and how the global filmmaking ecosystem is evolving.

KCBS-AM
LISTEN: How will Twitter’s new CEO affect the company?
May 14, 2023

KCBS-AM spoke with Clinical Professor Karen North about the possible changes to the social media site. 

Fast Company
Get woke and go broke? New data suggests otherwise
May 10, 2023

Fast Company featured research from USC Annenberg about how despite media headlines, consumers, employees and investors value corporate leadership on environmental and social challenges.

New York Times
Anthony Richardson’s N.F.L. draft status is up in the air
April 25, 2023

The New York Times quoted Associate Professor of Sociology and Journalism Ben Carrington about the labeling of Black quarterbacks. 

PBS
Announcement FRONTLINE Wins 5 Walter Cronkite Awards
April 19, 2023

PBS quoted Research Professor of Communication and Journalism and Director of The Norman Lear Center Marty Kaplan about the investigative series, FRONTLINE, winning five 2023 Walter Cronkite Awards for excellence in TV political journalism. 

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