The Adobe Foundation partnered with Associate Professor of Communication Stacy L. Smith and the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative to debut The Inclusion List, a new data-driven ranking that provides the titles of the 100...
In 2021, Netflix partnered with Associate Professor of Communication Stacy L. Smith and the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative to release an inaugural report on inclusion in its scripted film and series content. Netflix also committed to updating that report every two years through 2026 as a means of creating...
The actors at the center of The Woman King may have been left out of this year’s Academy Award® nominations, but they do have one important distinction. These leading actors were part of an important shift for women of color in top movies. According to a new report from the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, there was a significant increase in the number of top-grossing films with...
The music industry is preparing to honor the latest Grammy® nominees and winners on February 5. For women in music, though, there’s one additional thing to celebrate this year, according to a new study.
“Inclusion in the Recording Studio?,” the sixth annual report on the music industry from Stacy L. Smith and the...
Over the past several years, Dr. Stacy Smith has focused on developing and disseminating solutions to inequality on screen and behind the camera. These practical, theory- and data-driven ideas can be implemented by individuals and companies. You can read about these solutions in the concluding sections of our most recent... Read more
Islam is the fastest-growing world religion, but you would have no idea this was the case if you watched popular television from four countries whose content is broadcast around the globe. A new study reveals that not only are Muslims nearly absent from episodic content, they are still stereotyped in negative ways.
The report,...
Flanked by a powerhouse group of luminaries, the project will monitor popular entertainment content for issues related to reproductive rights, marriage equality, interracial relationships, and gun violence and offer insights to create change.
Amidst protests and fallout from the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade , one group is taking a step to examine how often...
For student filmmakers, the career horizon just became a bit brighter. Today, the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative and Snap Inc. announced a new partnership to provide funding and mentorship to a student filmmaker. The Snap Originals Annenberg Inclusion Award expands on the...