Media Highlights

Forbes
Women are missing in the music industry, make up less than 3% of producers
January 22, 2020

Forbes featured research from the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative on women in creative roles across the music industry. The study was also cited in The Guardian.

Associated Press
DirectorsSoMale: Oscar noms slammed for lack of diversity
January 14, 2020

The Associated Press featured Stacy Smith of the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative on the lack of diversity in this year's Oscar nominations. Smith and her research were also highlighted on Good Morning America and Fox Los Angeles, and in the Los Angeles TimesTime and Vanity Fair.

Washington Post
How will China respond to rejection from both Taiwan and Hong Kong?
January 14, 2020

The Washington Post quoted Clayton Dube of the USC U.S.-China Institute on how China is responding to rejection from both Taiwan and Hong Kong.

Variety
Alicia Keys talks new single, female power, high-quality sound at Amazon CES panel
January 14, 2020

Variety cited research from the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative on how many producers and engineers in the music business are female.

Los Angeles Daily News
Public-private partnerships bring mental health crisis care to uninsured
January 13, 2020

The Los Angeles Daily News featured a story from the USC Center for Health Journalism Collaborative, a part of USC Annenberg, on how public-private partnerships are forming to address mental health crisis care for the uninsured.

NPR
Racism and the royals
January 12, 2020

NPR featured Afua Hirsch on racism being the reason Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are leaving the royal family. She was also quoted in The GuardianNBC News, the Chicago TribuneFortune and Forbes.

Forbes
New Time's Up initiative seeks to increase number of underrepresented critics in the entertainment industry
January 11, 2020

Forbes cited research from the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative on how many professional film critics are either white or men. The Hollywood Reporter and Refinery29 cited the initiative's research on the number of top-grossing films from female directors in 2019.

The New York Times
Black Britons hnow why Meghan Markle wants out
January 9, 2020

The New York Times featured an op-ed by Afua Hirsch on racism being the reason Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are leaving the royal family.

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