Media Highlights

KFI-AM
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the 'digital divide' for school districts in Southern California
April 29, 2020

KFI 640 AM featured Hernan Galperin on his research into the "digital divide" among schoolchildren in Los Angeles, many of whom do not have the technology necessary to learn from home.

 

The New York Times
‘Murder to Mercy’ Review: Rethinking a life sentence
April 29, 2020

The New York Times reviewed Dan Birman's documentary film Murder to Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story.

Variety
‘Murder to Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story’: Film Review
April 23, 2020

Variety reviewed Dan Birman's documentarty film Murder to Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story.

Columbia Journalism Review
When science loses its voice
April 23, 2020

The Columbia Journalism Review quoted Michelle Levander of the Center for Health Journalism about the importance of reporters who cover the COVID-19 pandemic having access to public health officials.

Los Angeles Times
Op-Ed: Trump’s war on Voice of America is all about him — as usual
April 22, 2020

The Los Angeles Times featured an op-ed co-written by Geoffrey Cowan on President Trump's recent criticism of the Voice of America.

CBS Los Angeles
Landlord-tenant disputes In L.A. triple amid coronavirus pandemic
April 21, 2020

CBS Los Angeles cited research from Crosstown that showed an increase in police responses to landlord-tenant disputes.

Style Weekly
Henrico Citizen halts print edition
April 21, 2020

Style Weekly in Richmond, Virginia, quoted Christina Bellantoni on how the economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis will take a toll on small newspapers.

KCRW-FM's 'Greater L.A.'
As hunger for news goes up, revenue loss crushes local media
April 21, 2020

KCRW-FM's Greater L.A. featured an interview with Gabriel Kahn on the importance of local news organizations to their communities.

Los Angeles Daily News
Remote learning exposes racial and economic divide in LA County, say USC researchers
April 20, 2020

The Los Angeles Daily News featured research led by Hernan Galperin on the digital divide among school-aged children in Los Angeles. The study was also featured in LAist and Patch and noted in the Los Angeles Times.

Newsweek
Is Tucker Carlson the most powerful person in media?
April 9, 2020

Newsweek quoted Christina Bellantoni about Fox News host Tucker Carlson's commentary on the COVID-19 crisis.

The Conversation
How can the houseless fight the coronavirus? A community organization partners with academics to create a grassroots hand-washing infrastructure
April 9, 2020

Francois Bar and two doctoral students wrote about how they collaborated with Los Angeles Community Action Network (LACAN) to distribute low-cost hand-washing stations on Skid Row in response to the COVID-19 crisis.

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