Media Highlights

Marketplace
Video game workers speak out about treatment amid industry’s record sales
August 4, 2020

Marketplace interviewed Dmitri Williams on how workers in the video game industry are treated.

Politico
What TikTok’s future means for Silicon Valley
August 4, 2020

Politico quoted Karen North on Microsoft's possible acquisition of TikTok.

Los Angeles Times
Ryan Reynolds launches an initiative to train, pay people of color on his next film
July 31, 2020

The Los Angeles Times noted a collaboration between Stacy Smith of the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative and actor Ryan Reynolds to increase diversity in Hollywood. Additional studies from the initiative were cited in NPR and the Los Angeles Times.

The Conversation
Companies are struggling to engage with today’s activists — a new survey explores why
July 28, 2020

The Conversation featured commentary by Fred Cook of the Center for Public Relations on how companies are struggling to engage with today's activists.

'Marketplace'
Oprah Magazine the latest women’s title to put regular print edition to bed
July 28, 2020

Marketplace quoted Lisa Pecot-Hébert in an article about how O, the Oprah Magazine, is the latest in a series of women's magazines to stop publishing in print.

CNN
What many Africans are hoping to see in Beyonce's 'Black is King'
July 28, 2020

CNN cited "Africa in the Media," a study by the Norman Lear Center, in an article about the representation of Africa in Beyonce's new visual album.

Kirkus Reviews
'The Lemon Tree' (Young Readers' Edition)
July 28, 2020

Kirkus Reviews posted a review of the young readers' edition of Sandy Tolan's book The Lemon Tree.

Dark Reading
Block/Allow: The changing face of hacker linguistics
July 27, 2020

Dark Reading spoke with Christina Dunbar-Hester about the move by many tech companies to abandon exclusionary computing terms like "blacklist" and "whitelist" in response to the Black Lives Matter movement.

NBC News
Octavia Spencer calls for authentic onscreen representation of people with disabilities
July 27, 2020

In a story about actress Octavia Spencer calling for more representation for people with disabilities in film and TV, NBC News cited research from the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative on the percentage of characters with disabilities in high-grossing movies.

KABC-TV
How to protect your children from cybercrime as online learning resumes
July 24, 2020

ABC News Los Angeles affiliate KABC-TV featured Karen North on why families should be wary of certain online learning tools. "One of the main revenue sources of these digital platforms is to collect data on you and then to sell that data," she said.

Washington Post
Trump’s crackdown in Portland is an attack on free speech
July 22, 2020

The Washington Post featured an op-ed by Jennifer Petersen on how the federal government's recent actions against peaceful protesters in Portland and other cities violate their First Amendment rights.

KPCC-FM’s 'Take Two'
Why U.S.-China tensions could affect L.A., how COVID is impacting childcare centers in California, on the lot
July 22, 2020

KPCC-FM's Take Two interviewed Clayton Dube of the USC U.S.-China Institute on continued diplomatic tension between the U.S. and China and what that means for L.A. County.

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