Media Highlights

Fast Company
How Hollywood’s busiest and most visible Muslim actor is increasing Muslim representation in film
November 30, 2021

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
John Leguizamo: 'If you're in a Disney movie, you exist in so many ways'
November 22, 2021

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.

The Conversation
Infrastructure law: High-speed internet is as essential as water and electricity
November 17, 2021

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.

Screen Rant
'The Harder They Fall' proves Netflix is the future of representation
November 15, 2021

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.

The Conversation
How China’s ‘leftover women’ are using their financial power to fight the stigma of being single
November 12, 2021

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.

Daily Breeze
L.A. may offer rewards to help solve hate crimes
November 12, 2021

The Daily Breeze cited research from Crosstown showing an increasing number of hate crimes in the city of Los Angeles.

The New York Times
New initiative aims to change how movies portray Muslims
November 9, 2021

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.

Associated Press
Jimmy O. Yang’s Crab Club feasts on Asian American stories
November 5, 2021

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.

Treehugger
Research aims to 'flip the script' on single-use plastics in Hollywood
November 5, 2021

New research by the Norman Lear Center about the prevalence of single-use plastics in popular TV shows is quoted in Treehugger.

Glimpse from the Globe
The Olympics are returning to China — under a very different set of circumstances
November 4, 2021

Glimpse from the Globe spoke with Clayton Dube of the USC U.S.-China Institute about the legacy of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. “Ordinary people saw a hypermodern, organized, successful Olympics," he said. "That had a big impact on American views of China,” Dube said.

NBC Los Angeles
Just how divided are we? USC's new Polarization Index offers a measurement
November 4, 2021

NBC Los Angeles reported on the new USC Polarization Index, which uses social media data to measure how far apart Americans are on top political issues.

Slate
The true cost of the massive datasets AI uses to learn
November 3, 2021

Slate interviewed Kate Crawford about the biases built into machine learning. When AI uses vast data sets to build a worldview, Crawford said, that process is "intensely complicated and highly political.”

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