Media Highlights

Vanity Fair
What is it about California and cults?
September 3, 2020

Vanity Fair quoted Diane Winston on how cults use their high-profile members to attract more followers.

KABC-TV
California risks losing congressional seats, federal funding with new census
September 2, 2020

ABC News Los Angeles affiliate KABC-TV featured Colin Maclay of the Annenberg Innovation Lab on the importance of an accurate census count in California.

LAist
City Bean makes the best coffee you've never heard of — and that's by design
September 1, 2020

LAist quoted Tien Nguyen on the Los Angeles specialty coffee scene. City Bean "proved you can do it here and not be overshadowed by Starbucks," she said.

The Atlantic
The problem with police-shooting videos
August 30, 2020

The Atlantic featured an essay by Allissa Richardson on the issues around filming and sharing videos of police brutality against Black victims.

Insider
TikTok teens are roleplaying as victims of the Holocaust, 9/11, and domestic abuse. We spoke to an expert to find out why
August 30, 2020

Insider quoted Karen North on young TikTok users roleplaying as victims of the Holocaust, 9/11 and domestic abuse.

WNYC's 'The Takeaway'
Demands for justice continue in Louisville, more than five months after the killing of Breonna Taylor
August 25, 2020

WNYC Studios' The Takeaway interviewed Allissa Richardson about continued demands that the police who killed Breonna Taylor be held accountable.

Los Angeles Times
Ruben Salazar: The making of the myth
August 23, 2020

The Los Angeles Times quoted Félix Gutiérrez, professor emeritus, on his memories of the late L.A. Times reporter Ruben Salazar.

Vice
As business moves away from Hong Kong, will Seoul become Asia’s New culture hub?
August 20, 2020

Vice quoted Hye Jin Lee on Seoul becoming Asia’s new cultural center. “Obviously K-culture helps to attract foreign business,” she said.

USA Today
Kamala Harris seeks to crack glass ceiling in U.S. politics as backlash against Trump galvanizes women
August 19, 2020

USA Today featured Morley Winograd of the Center on Communication Leadership and Policy on the migration of women to the Democratic Party and how that phenomenon is affecting Senate races in Arizona, Iowa and Maine.

Variety
Rep. Joaquin Castro: Latinos love Hollywood, but Hollywood hates Latinos (Guest Column)
August 18, 2020

In a guest column for Variety, Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) cited research from the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative on the percentage of movies in which Latinos have speaking roles.

The Guardian
Allissa Richardson: 'It’s telling that we’re OK with showing black people dying'
August 16, 2020

The Guardian interviewed Allissa Richardson about her new book, Bearing Witness While Black: African Americans, Smartphones and the New Protest #Journalism.

The History Channel
How political conventions began—and changed
August 13, 2020

The History Channel spoke with Geoffrey Cowan about the evolution of political conventions, including his own role in crafting the modern primary system.

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