Media Highlights
NPR spoke with Mary Murphy about how the film and television industries view recent reforms at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). "There's so many relationships in Hollywood they [the HFPA] have to repair," Murphy said.
Entertainment Weekly spoke with Mary Murphy about the Golden Globes' return. "There were moments in every show that became funny media legends," she said, "[but] I'm not sure it had any real impact on who won an Oscar."
Radio New Zealand cited research from the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative on the low representation of Latinos in top films, both on and off camera.
Fast Company noted that actor Riz Ahmed partnered with the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative to conduct research on the representation of Muslim characters in Hollywood films.
Yahoo! Entertainment UK cited research by the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative showing low rates of Latino representation in Hollywood's top films, both on and off camera.
In an article for The Conversation, Hernan Galperin wrote that the new infrastructure law will help address the disparities in internet access between rich and poor communities.
In an article about the film The Harder They Fall, Screen Rant cited a study by the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative of diversity and representation in Netflix's original programming.
Robert Kozinets and Chih-Ling Liu co-wrote an article for The Conversation about their research into how single women in China are using their economic clout to redefine their place in society.
The Daily Breeze cited research from Crosstown showing an increasing number of hate crimes in the city of Los Angeles.
In an article about the Pillars Muslim Artist Database, The New York Times cited research by the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative showing low representation of Muslims in top-grossing films.
In an article about the production company the Crab Club, The Associated Press cited research from the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative showing a low percentage of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in leading roles in Hollywood films.
New research by the Norman Lear Center about the prevalence of single-use plastics in popular TV shows is quoted in Treehugger.