The Root and Brit + Co featured new research by Stacy Smith, Marc Choueiti and Katherine Pieper of the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative that found 16 of the directors for the top 100 grossing movies in 2018 were black, up from six in 2017 and eight in 2007.
The New York Times quoted Nicholas Cull about the private-sector diplomacy employed by corporations, as when Netflix agreed to censor content at the request of the Saudi Arabian government.
The New York Times featured new research by Stacy Smith, Marc Choueiti and Katherine Pieper of the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative that found 16 of the directors for the top 100 grossing movies in 2018 were black, up from six in 2017 and eight in 2007. The Los Angeles Times, KPCC-FM, the Boston Globe and Quartz also highlighted the study's results.
The Los Angeles Times featured new research from Stacy Smith and the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative on representation in the film industry.
IndieWire cited research from the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative on the lack of gender parity among film directors for the highest-grossing films.
The New York Times quoted Jonathan Taplin on the pervasive reach of Big Tech.
The Washington Post quoted Lisa Pecot-Hébert about the decline of women's magazines.
Allissa Richardson joined a panel on KQED to discuss how policing and citizen journalism has changed in the past decade.
The Miami Herald quoted Morten Bay of the Center for the Digital Future on how social media amplifies today's angry political environment, even when it comes to entertainment.
The Sacramento Bee quoted Dan Schnur on how Congressional Democrats will legislate health care policies in 2019.
Refinery29 cited research from the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative on the lack of gender parity in the field of film criticism.
The Los Angeles Times quoted Karen North about Facebook users deleting their accounts in response to the social media giant sharing user data with third parties.