In an interview with actor Riz Ahmed, PBS NewsHour referenced research he worked on with the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative showing poor representation of Muslim characters in Hollywood films. "We got the numbers back and, surprise, surprise, the numbers are terrible," he said.
Voice of America news spoke with Clayton Dube of the USC U.S.-China Institute about China's new rules for filmmakers. "Netflix tried for years to enter the Chinese market, but it understands now that China's government is not going to permit foreign entertainment platforms to compete with those it controls," Dube said.
BBC News spoke with Karen North about the difficulties with reforming the way social media works. "It's not as easy as saying there's a problem at a company, let's figure out how to change its culture," she said.
Rebecca Weintraub co-wrote an article for Fast Company offering advice for leaders on how to navigate uncertain times.
A Los Angeles Times column quotes Roberto Suro about the possibility that Latino voters in California might not reject the recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom. “It will raise really significant questions about the idea that the Latino vote is a genuinely powerful political entity that’s capable of driving policy at any scale,” he said.
Forbes quoted Anne Framroze about the differences in emoji use among generations. "Emojis are a kind of representational language, and all languages evolve," she said. "This is nothing new."
In a profile of actress Emilia Jones, Refinery29 cited research from the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative showing the low percentage of characters with a disability in top films.
In an article about the diversity, equity and inclusion efforts of entertainment firms, Business Insider cited research by the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative into inequality in Hollywood.
The Los Angeles Times quoted Neftalie Williams on how skateboarding differs from other competitive sports. “You have an entire sporting culture that’s marginalized, that has placed less emphasis on competition and focused more on expression, and has learned that that’s the vocabulary,” he said.
NBC News featured an article by Alan Abrahamson on Olympic legend Allyson Felix, a USC graduate who won her 10th medal at the Tokyo Olympics. "The best of the best, like [Michael] Phelps, like Felix, don't just want to win. They hate to lose," he wrote.
In an article about filmmaker Robert Rodriguez's streaming service deal, the Los Angeles Times cited research from the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative on the number of speaking roles in top movies that went to Hispanic or Latino actors in recent years.
Bloomberg cited research from the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative on the number of top-grossing movies with speaking roles for Asian actors.