Media Highlights

KPCC-FM’s 'Take Two'
State of Affairs, navigating the second dose of the vaccine, tuning out the noise with music
January 29, 2021

KPCC-FM's Take Two interviewed Christina Bellantoni on the latest in state and national politics, including the efforts to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom. She was also quoted in LAist.

Los Angeles Times
I read books from across the U.S. to understand our divided nation. Here’s what I learned.
January 26, 2021

The Los Angeles Times featured an op-ed by Heather John Fogarty on the end of her efforts to read one book from each state in the United States. "What emerged as a theme in this final installment of books from Oregon to Wyoming is the gross inequities and injustices many Americans endure based on race and class and an overwhelming sense of powerlessness," she wrote.

The Atlantic
What Hank Aaron told me
January 25, 2021

In an article for The Atlantic, Sandy Tolan reminisced about his conversations with Hank Aaron while working on the book Me and Hank: A Boy and His Hero, Twenty-Five Years Later.

Inside Higher Ed
A threat to private colleges?
January 25, 2021

Inside Higher Ed quoted Morley Winograd, senior fellow at the Center on Communication Leadership & Policy, on President Biden's proposal to make public colleges free.

KCRW-FM's 'Greater L.A.'
From crime to COVID, 110 newsletters aim to cover every corner of L.A.
January 25, 2021

KCRW-FM's Greater L.A. interviewed Gabriel Kahn about Crosstown, a joint initiative between USC Annenberg and USC Viterbi, and its new project to provide hyperlocal news for areas of Los Angeles that have lost their community newspapers.

KPCC-FM’s 'Take Two'
The politics of Newsom lifting statewide stay-at-home orders, outdoor dining resumes in L.A. County, media literacy in 2021
January 25, 2021

KPCC-FM's Take Two interviewed Alison Trope on efforts to improve media literacy. "There's a new kind of onus put on us as individuals in this kind of media-literacy landscape," she said. "It shouldn't be something that's only on us."

Los Angeles Times
Inviting new people to make stories. How this VP is pushing Netflix to diversify.
January 22, 2021

In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Netflix VP Vernā Myers referenced the work of Stacy Smith of the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative on the need for Hollywood to hire directors of color.

CNN
QAnon believers are in disarray after Biden is inaugurated
January 21, 2021

CNN interviewed Marc Ambinder about the future of QAnon and its believers now that Donald Trump has left office without following through on their conspiracy theories.

Los Angeles Times
Biden to offer legal status to 11 million immigrants, plans to stop border wall construction
January 20, 2021

The Los Angeles Times interviewed Roberto Suro about President Joe Biden's immigration proposal. “If enacted — and that is a big if — reality will be much different," he said.  

Los Angeles Times
Could TV writers help curb the pandemic? This group thinks so
January 15, 2021

The Los Angeles Times highlighted a campaign by the Norman Lear Center's Hollywood, Health and Society program aimed at weaving good COVID-19 practices and policies into entertainment.

KCRW-FM's 'Press Play'
Parler is banned from Amazon, Apple and Google as tech companies silence right-wing hate speech
January 11, 2021

KCRW-FM's Press Play interviewed Michael Overing on tech companies suspending the accounts of political agitators who are spreading misinformation.

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