Media Highlights

KABC-TV
California Dreaming: Protest leads young California BLM activist on journey to family's past
February 17, 2021

ABC News Los Angeles affiliate KABC-TV featured Allissa Richardson on the shift toward activism among people of color in California. "You have a combination of student efforts that have banded together with labor groups that make the activist atmosphere a bit more special," she said.

Associated Press
Rush Limbaugh, radio king and architect of right wing, dies
February 17, 2021

The Associated Press quoted Martin Kaplan about Rush Limbaugh's influence on political discourse. “What he did was to bring a paranoia and really mean, nasty rhetoric and hyperpartisanship into the mainstream,” he said.

Los Angeles Business Journal
LA Sentinel gives a voice to Black community
February 15, 2021

The Los Angeles Business Journal quoted Allissa Richardson on the importance of the Los Angeles Sentinel for L.A.'s Black community.

Charleston Gazette-Mail
JimboTV: 200 hours of mixed messages, politics and enduring positivity
February 13, 2021

The Charleston Gazette-Mail quoted Christina Bellantoni in a story about how West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has handled COVID-19 messaging in his state.

The New York Times
A new generation pushes Nashville to address racism in Its ranks
February 12, 2021

The New York Times cited research from the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative on the percentage of men on recent year-end country music charts.

KABC-TV
California Dreaming: Cultural diversity — one of the Golden State's greatest assets
February 10, 2021

ABC News Los Angeles affiliate KABC-TV featured Roberto Suro on the value of California's cultural diversity. "It's our people that have made California from the start, and it's our people that will make California in the future," he said.

Refinery29
Britney Spears was yet another promising young woman
February 10, 2021

In an essay discussing the film Framing Britney Spears, Refinery29 cited research from the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative on the percentage of film critics who are white men.

Newsom faces intensifying recall threat as pandemic frustrations grow in California
Newsom faces intensifying recall threat as pandemic frustrations grow in California
February 6, 2021

CNN quoted Dan Schnur on the efforts to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom. If the recall qualifies, Newsom "will be in the voters' crosshairs," Schnur said.

Los Angeles Times
Column: There may be enough Newsom opposition to get a recall on the ballot. But not enough to boot him from office.
February 4, 2021

The Los Angeles Times quoted Dan Schnur on the potential recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom. “If there is a recall election, it’s going to be a referendum on how Newsom has handled the pandemic,” he said.

Yahoo
Elon Musk, a new Wall Street oracle?
February 2, 2021

Christopher Smith was quoted in Yahoo Finance about Elon Musk being able to move markets with just a few words, saying Musk has been “very intentional about creating kind of an outlaw, outsider persona. And that resonates with the tech bro culture.”
 

CalMatters
Despite months to prep, why California lags on COVID vaccination
February 2, 2021

CalMatters quoted Dan Schnur on how the COVID-19 vaccine rollout failure in California reflects on Gov. Gavin Newsom.

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