Media Highlights

Refinery29
15 Seconds Of Fame: The future of reality TV is on our phones
July 21, 2020

Refinery29 quoted Robert Kozinets on how the origins of reality TV relate to both the growth of internet access and the tradition of previous unscripted shows.

KABC-TV
L.A. sees record number of car thefts amid COVID-19 pandemic
July 21, 2020

ABC News Los Angeles affiliate KABC-TV mentioned research by Crosstown, a partnership between the USC Annenberg and USC Viterbi, that identified a spike in vehicle thefts since the start of the pandemic.

Los Angeles Times
222 L.A. tech companies pledged to improve on diversity. Have they made any progress?
July 15, 2020

The Los Angeles Times highlighted the work of the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative in tracking gender, racial and ethnic inclusion in the film and music industries.

KCRW-FM's 'Greater L.A.'
Why Black Angelenos have been making up more pot-related arrests
July 15, 2020

KCRW-FM's Greater L.A. featured research by the Crosstown project, a collaboration between the USC Annenberg and USC Viterbi, that found that after marijuana was legalized, Black Angelenos made up a larger percentage of arrests for cannabis-related charges.

Nieman Reports
Meet the new Black press
July 14, 2020

Nieman Reports interviewed Allissa Richardson about the importance of citizen journalists in documenting police and extrajudicial violence against the Black community.

KTTV-TV Los Angeles
Culture Conversations: Racial profiling, building generational wealth and documenting police brutality
July 11, 2020

Fox News Los Angeles affiliate KTTV-TV interviewed Allissa Richardson on the power of citizen journalism in the fight against police brutality.

The Ringer
Amid the Black Lives Matter movement, Hollywood examines its own history of racism
July 10, 2020

The Ringer cited research from the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative on the rising percentage of characters from underrepresented groups in film.

StateTech Magazine
Q&A: USC Election Cybersecurity Initiative’s Powell on the battle ahead
July 7, 2020

StateTech Magazine interviewed Adam Clayton Powell III of the USC Election Cybersecurity Initiative about the threats to U.S. elections.

KCRW-FM's 'Greater L.A.'
ICE says foreign students must take in-person classes to remain in U.S.
July 7, 2020

KCRW-FM's Greater L.A. featured Gordon Stables on the school's plans to accommodate its international students. "It forces another set of challenges for students in a way that no one really anticipated," he said.

CALMatters
With California schools opening soon, kids lack needed tech to learn remotely
July 6, 2020

CALmatters cited research by Hernan Galperin on the number of Los Angeles households with school-age children that do not have a computer or broadband internet for online learning.

The New York Times
The music industry is wrestling with race. Here’s what it has promised.
July 1, 2020

The New York Times quoted Stacy Smith of the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative on plans to study the diversity of record labels, publishers and talent agencies.

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