Media Highlights

Los Angeles Times
Policy expert Lanhee Chen runs for California controller in bid to break GOP losing streak
July 6, 2021

The Los Angeles Times quoted Dan Schnur on a GOP policy advisor who is running for state controller. "If California Republicans are ever going to reemerge as a competitive force in the state, it’s going to require candidates like Lanhee Chen," Schnur said.

Today
Sha’Carri Richardson’s fans insist on 2nd chance after sprinter’s suspension for failed drug test
July 4, 2021

Today featured Alan Abrahamson on sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson's fans insisting on a second chance after her suspension for a failed drug test. "There perhaps has not been a female American sprinter to capture the imagination like Sha'Carri Richardson since Florence Griffith Joyner in the 1980s," he said.

NBC News
'In The Heights': Can one film bring joy — and spark a Latino conversation on race?
July 3, 2021

In an article about the film In the Heights, NBC News cited research from the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative on the percentage of Latino characters with speaking roles in popular movies.

The Hill
The weird story behind Sheldon Whitehouse's beach club furor
June 27, 2021

The Hill quoted Christina Bellantoni about the controversy surrounding a Rhode Island senator's membership in an exclusive beach club.

Scientific American
Fields Medals are concentrated in mathematical ‘families’
June 16, 2021

Scientific American featured research by doctoral student Ho-Chun Herbert Chang on how mathematicians defined as "elite" are usually American or European. "This is urging elite institutions to think carefully about how they can help elevate underrepresented mathematicians," he said.

Los Angeles Times
As Biden narrows immigration focus, Dreamers try to stay optimistic
June 15, 2021

The Los Angeles Times quoted Roberto Suro on President Biden's shift on comprehensive immigration reform. “Comprehensive immigration reform was already dead," Suro said. "It was dead for years. Now it’s really dead.”

The New York Times
New report paints bleak picture of diversity in the music industry
June 15, 2021

The New York Times quoted Carmen Lee in an article about a new report from the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative on the lack of diversity in the music industry.

Los Angeles Times
Long underrepresented in film and TV, Latinos are falling further behind
June 13, 2021

The Los Angeles Times cited research from the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative on the low percentage of speaking roles in top movies that went to Latinos.

NPR
Just 10% of popular movies had a Muslim character. Riz Ahmed wants to change that.
June 12, 2021

NPR featured research by Stacy Smith and the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative on the low percentage of speaking roles for Muslim characters in recent popular films.

Los Angeles Times
What’s it like inside an ER? This doctor and author shares raw, honest stories
June 11, 2021

The Los Angeles Times featured an article by Heather John Fogarty on Michele Harper, an ER physician who wrote a book about being a Black woman in a largely white male profession. "Harper gives voice and humanity to patients who are marginalized and offers poignant insight into the daily sacrifices and heroism of medical workers," she wrote.

USA Today
'In the Heights' defies stereotypes, portrays Latinos in 3 dimensions
June 11, 2021

USA Today cited research from the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative on the low percentage of speaking roles in top movies that went to Latinos.

Los Angeles Times
Riz Ahmed wants to end Hollywood’s misrepresentation of Muslims. Here’s how.
June 10, 2021

The Los Angeles Times featured research by Stacy Smith of the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative on the extremely low percentage of speaking roles for Muslim characters in recent popular films. The study will power a new Blueprint for Muslim Inclusion, which is focused on Muslim representation in media.

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