Media Highlights

Los Angeles Times
As Olympics 2022 set to open, avoiding a disaster might be considered success
February 3, 2022

The Los Angeles Times quotes Clayton Dube in controversy surrounding China hosting the '22 Winter Olympics.

Los Angeles Daily News
Richard Close, influential San Fernando Valley political player, dies at age 77
January 31, 2022

The Los Angeles Daily News quoted Gabriel Kahn in an obituary of Valley political figure Richard Close.

Today
John Leguizamo avoided the sun ‘for years’ to stay light-skinned for Hollywood roles
January 27, 2022

In an interview with Today, actor John Leguizamo cited research by the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative that showed low representation of Latinos in top films.

The Nation
A professor with an alternative way forward for college sports
January 25, 2022

The Nation's Edge of Sports podcast spoke with Ben Carrington about the big structural issues facing college athletics.

Agence France-Presse
'Yellowstone': from 'red state' to 'every state' TV hit
January 20, 2022

Yahoo! News published a story from Agence France-Presse quoting Mary Murphy about the broad appeal of the cable TV series Yellowstone.

Billboard
With ‘Encanto,’ Colombia Is Finally Seen and Not Just Heard
January 12, 2022

In an article about the portrayal of Colombia in the film Encanto, Billboard cited research from the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative on the low percentage of Latino characters in top films.

Variety
Features toons sensitive to diverse cultures in storytelling and characters
January 10, 2022

In an article about 2021's animated films featuring a diverse array of cultures, Variety referenced research from the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative that showed low representation of Latino and Asian characters in top films.

KFI-AM
2021 homicides in city of Los Angeles reflect deadliest total since 2007
January 10, 2022

KFI-AM cited statistics from Crosstown, a nonprofit news organization based at USC Annenberg, on the number of homicides in Los Angeles last year.

Associated Press
Michael Parks, Pulitzer winning foreign correspondent, dies
January 10, 2022

The Associated Press published an obituary of Michael Parks, former director of USC Annenberg's School of Journalism and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist.

Los Angeles Times
Michael Parks, former Los Angeles Times editor and foreign correspondent, dies
January 10, 2022

The Los Angeles Times published an obituary of Michael Parks, former director of USC Annenberg's School of Journalism, Pulitzer Prize-winning foreign correspondent, and former editor of the Times.

LAist
Why are there so few women working in visual effects?
December 30, 2021

LAist cited research from the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative on the underrepresentation of women in the field of film visual effects.

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