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Salon
Expert: Project 2025 plot to turn U.S. state media into RT-style propaganda would backfire
December 10, 2024

Professor of Communication and Global Communication Policy Fellow at the Center for Communication Leadership and Policy Nicholas J. Cull was quoted in a story analyzing how Project 2025 includes proposals to drastically reduce government agencies and programs, particularly targeting American state media abroad. 

Dazed
2024 was the year of the pop femininomenon
December 10, 2024

A study from the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative was mentioned in an article about the longstanding gender gap in pop music and prominent women in pop in 2024. 

Financial Times
Billionaires plan overhaul of US news groups as media confronts trust issue
December 9, 2024

Professor of Professional Practice of Journalism, Co-Director of the M{2e} program and Innovations Manager for the Annenberg Innovation Lab Gabriel Kahn of USC Annenberg in a story about tech billionaires Patrick Soon-Shiong and Jeff Bezos facing criticism for their efforts to reform the Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post, including Soon-Shiong's plans to introduce an AI-powered "bias meter" to the LA Times. 

LAIst's AirTalk with Larry Mantle
LA Times readers will soon be able to see an article’s slant with its new 'bias meter'
December 6, 2024

Professor of Professional Practice of Journalism and Director of USC Annenberg’s Media Center Christina Bellantoni was interviewed about Patrick Soon-Shiong’s announced plans to implement a "bias meter" in the Los Angeles Times, which will use AI to present dual perspectives on articles to address growing public distrust in mainstream news.