Media Highlights

Metro (U.K.)
Afua Hirsch: ‘People are nostalgic for the British Empire, but how did we get that power?’
February 11, 2020

Metro interviewed Afua Hirsch about the United Kingdom's reluctance to acknowledge the key role slavery played in the building of the British Empire.

Good Morning America
Natalie Portman wears cape to Oscars with names of snubbed female directors
February 9, 2020

Good Morning America quoted Stacy Smith of the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative on the number of female directors of major motion pictures in 2019. "For me, 2019 was the year in which women broke ground as directors, but still have not been lauded for their work," Smith said.

The New York Times
Movies starring women and people of color continue to surge
February 6, 2020

The New York Times featured research from Stacy Smith of the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative on women and underrepresented racial or ethnic groups making notable gains in major motion pictures in 2019.

KCAL-TV
State of the Union
February 6, 2020

CBS News Los Angeles affiliate KCAL-TV featured analysis of President Trump's State of the Union address from Dan Schnur.

The New York Times Magazine
Dee Rees and the art of surviving as a black female director
February 6, 2020

The New York Times Magazine cited research from Stacy Smith of the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative in two articles (also here) on the lack of diversity among Oscar nominations. Their research was also cited in the Washington Post.

Los Angeles Times
The Oscars again snubbed female directors. But women producers had a record year.
February 5, 2020

The Los Angeles Times and Yahoo! News cited research from the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative on the percentage of movies in 2019 that were directed by women. 

U.S. News & World Report
Top films were more diverse than ever before, study finds
February 4, 2020

U.S. News & World Report (via the Associated Press) featured research from Stacy Smith of the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative on women and underrepresented racial or ethnic groups making notable gains in major motion pictures in 2019. Additional coverage was found in NBC Los AngelesBloombergFortune and The Hollywood Reporter.

USA Today
2019 was a banner year for inclusion, study shows: More starring film roles for people of color and women
February 4, 2020

USA Today featured research by Stacy Smith of the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative on increased diversity among the casts of the top 100 North American films at the box office. Additional coverage was found in Variety.

Washington Post
The Technology 202: YouTube explains how it will moderate political falsehoods just in time for Iowa
February 3, 2020

The Washington Post featured USC’s Election Cybersecurity Initiative, a 50-state tour organized in part by the Center on Communication Leadership and Policy and supported by Google.

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