Student Work

Explore student work from USC Annenberg students.

When the mafia came to Lodi

Alta Journal

USC Annenberg Graduate Fellow Andrew Dubbins, Specialized Journalism (MA), is working with Amazon Studios to turn his story into a TV series. Ewan McGregor will star and produce, and Dubbins will be on as consulting producer.

Recycling and unhoused Californians

Living on Earth

California’s recycling system depends heavily on the informal labor of unhoused residents who collect recyclables and bring them to recycling centers. But many unhoused people say the state has rarely engaged with them and can even make it more difficult for them to do their work. Reporter Isabella Zavarise, Specialized Journalism (MA) dug into the story.

Why tech billionaires love Middle-earth

Newsweek

Jeremy Lindenfeld, Journalism (MS), explored why Lord of the Rings fans from Trump-supporting libertarian billionaire Peter Thiel to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni find archconservative lessons in Middle-earth.

Right-Wing rings of power

Capital and Main

Jeremy Lindenfeld, Journalism (MS), explored why Lord of the Rings fans from Trump-supporting libertarian billionaire Peter Thiel to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni find archconservative lessons in Middle-earth.

‘It’s totally like the Wild West’

Business Insider

Hannah Kang, Journalism (MS) reported on California investing an enormous amount of money into getting EVs on the road, but practically nothing when it comes to dealing with the waste.