USC Annenberg is among the nation’s leading institutions devoted to the study of journalism, communication, public relations and public diplomacy
#ascj
We just shared some exciting news w/our
#ascj
Class of 2018 and are thrilled to announce that global leader, philanthropist, producer & actress
@Oprah
will be our commencement speaker.
#uscgrad
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Congratulations to
@JustinElliott
and the
@propublica
team for winning the 2024 Selden Ring Award for Investigative Reporting. Their series “Friends of the Court” exposed the most serious ethical scandal in the modern history of the U.S. Supreme Court.
At forum event, Shaniqua McClendon
@crookedmedia
quoted
@MichelleObama
's message about the need to vote (you wouldn't let your grandmother choose your music or clothes). Shaniqua then added, “We can either be part of what our future looks like or we can stand on the sidelines.”
Congrats to alumna
@toyaholness
who was named first press secretary to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, The Office of the Duke & Duchess of Sussex, as they expand their comm's team. Holness received a MA in strategic PR & is also an adjunct.
@ascjalumni
Congratulations to the
@propublica
team and series coordinator
@eisingerj
for winning the 2022 Selden Ring Award for Investigative Reporting! Their project, “The Secret IRS Files,” exposes how the wealthiest Americans avoid paying income tax.
Founder of I Need Diverse Games & Senior Annenberg Civics Media Fellow Tanya DePass
@cypheroftyr
was interviewed by
@Forbes
for her advocacy in gaming. She was also named as one of the Gamers of the Year 2020 by
@Kotaku
& invited to the
@Xbox
MVP in 2021.
Maverick Carter
@USCAnnenberg
commencement speaker: “LeBron James decided very early on he was going to be ‘More Than an Athlete.’ The rules would not apply to him... I‘m here to challenge all of you to think about what it takes to be MORE THAN?” ––
@mavcarter
#USCGrad
#ASCJ
#ASCJ
are you ready for K-pop? USC Annenberg,
@USCeasc
&
@KCC_LA
co-host an exciting event on September 23 in ANN. It included a panel, a K-pop industry executive, a K-pop dance competition and a concert featuring a worldwide popular K-pop group! 💃🏾
.
@USC
’s 1st K-Pop Festa featured a concert by Korean mega-star Kim Sejeong and chart-topping boy group Kingdom
@KINGDOM_GFent
; a dance contest & forum on K-pop's global reach w/ faculty, students & the SVP and Head of
@SMTOWN_USA
. 🇰🇷
@KCC_LA
@USCeasc
More:
Congratulations to
@ascjalumni
Mark Brown (
@abc7marc
) who is set to receive the
@LAPressClub
's Lifetime Achievement Award at the 63rd Annual SoCal Journalism Awards on 10/16! Marc is the co-anchor for
@ABC7
at 5 p.m. and 11 p.m.
Associate Professor
@safiyanoble
interviewed on
@iamsambee
@FullFrontalSamB
about algorithmic bias & predictive policing. Along with
@thesheertruth
, they discuss "Afrofuturism" & reimagine a future where black & marginalized communities are at the center.
#OnThisDay
50 years ago, the Annenberg School was established at
@USC
. We honor our founder, Ambassador Walter Annenberg, & celebrate his enduring charge to use communication & journalism to understand the profound changes of our time.
@Annenberg_FDN
🎥 ➡️
Former FBI director
@Comey
was on campus today visiting
@USCAnnenberg
students in the
#mediacenter
and then spoke to
@marcambinder
&
@joshscampbell
National Security and Reporting class. He told students the values that he holds fast are “those shared by the majority of others."
BREAKING NEWS: Dean
@Willow_Bay
&
@GayleKing
announce
@ViacomCBS
HBCU Diversity in Journalism Scholarship to advance a robust pipeline for Black journalists to enter & lead in newsrooms. Will support tuition costs for HBCU grads to enroll in
#ascj
journalism master’s programs!
The latest study from Professor Stacy L. Smith and
@Inclusionists
shows Hollywood movies perpetuate a lack of inclusive representation from underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, women, the LGBTQ community, & those w/disabilities. Detailed findings here:
USC Annenberg students, faculty, staff and alumni are actively, openly and compassionately sharing our voices on issues of race and social justice. Read these powerful essays by 12 of our students and recent alumni.
@AnnenbergMedia
#ASCJ
Today, our Class of 2025 will be offered admission to USC. Congrats and welcome to the newest members of our Trojan Family! Share your news with us using
#IGotintoUSC
and
#ASCJ
✌️
.
@DrAlliRich
wrote a piece for
@TheAtlantic
on Amber N. Ford's “Mistaken Identity” photography series, which documents objects that had been held by Black people when they the targets of police violence.
Leading expert on the social implications of artificial intelligence
@katecrawford
joins the
#ascj
faculty this month. Learn more about her critical research on the role of justice & power in socio-technical systems. ➡️
The first-ever report is a result of a collaboration between
@nancywyuen
, Stacy L. Smith &
@Inclusionists
. It reveals how popular films perpetuate erasure & stereotyping of the
#AAPI
community – which can lead to discrimination and psychological harm.
Comm major
@JoyOfodu
spoke at digital marketing panel
#SBF17
. Quote: “In 2018 the biggest opportunity for brands will be to engage w/consumer communities and visiting people where they are.” Upon graduation, Joy joins
@instagram
as first Teen Trends Producer.
#ascj
#digitalla
Congratulations to the more than 40 students, faculty & alumni who won big at the
@LAPressClub
Awards on Oct. 16! Special shout-out to alumnus Marc Brown (
@abc7marc
), who was honored with the Joseph M. Quinn Award for Lifetime Achievement.
@AnnenbergMedia
“You are the next generation of storytellers,”
#ASCJ
commencement speaker
@BillieJeanKing
tells 2024 graduates. “You are the change makers, and with that comes opportunity and responsibility.”
#USCGrad
To reimagine how communication can be used to address some of the world’s biggest challenges, USC Annenberg &
@AnnenbergPenn
are jointly launching the Annenberg Center for Collaborative Communication.
@sbanetweiser
will serve as inaugural director.
“The most important thing as a communication student is I refused to limit myself,” said USC Annenberg Trustee Scholar
@JoyOfodu
, Communication '18. Watch the full video of Ofodu here, as you learn about how her internship turned into a full-time job.
"Bias already exists in search engine results, and it’s only going to get worse" via
@techreview
featuring
@safiyanoble
and her latest book, Algorithms of Oppression. Read full interview here:
#ASCJ
Dean
@Willow_Bay
has appointed accomplished educator & leader
@gstables
as director of the journalism school & award-winning editor & digital news innovator
@cbellantoni
as director of the Julie Chen/Leslie Moonves & CBS Media Center.
#ascj
#fighton
✌️
Congratulations to the
@Reuters
team for winning the 2023 Selden Ring Award for Investigative Reporting. Their 4-part series, “Nightmare in Nigeria,” shows horrific secrets behind the Nigerian military's campaign to crush the nation's Islamist insurgency.
The
#2018
USC Annenberg Commencement is about to begin…
#fighton
✌️We are so excited to hear from our keynote speaker
@Oprah
and to see each and every one of our soon-to-be
@ascjalumni
walk across the stage!
#USCGrad
🎓✨
Mike Baker and Justin Mayo of the Seattle Times have won the prestigious 2018 Selden Ring Award for Investigative Reporting for their series “Quantity of Care.” Read the full story here:
#ASCJ
“Can you imagine a time when communication, journalism, PR, and public diplomacy were more relevant? Or more exciting? More dynamic? More necessary? So this is most certainly the right TIME to be pursuing a degree here.” -
@Willow_Bay
.
@USCAnnenberg
graduate Ethan Ward shares his story of how he went from acting to homelessness to his recent graduation from
@USC
with two degrees: A bachelor's in journalism and a master's in public diplomacy!
Congratulations to
#ASCJ
Professor
@mikiturner
who will be presented the Behind the Lens award for career achievement in journalism, photojournalism and academic & professional mentoring by the Black Women Film Network Summit! Register for the 3/6 summit:
Linda Johnson Rice, a USC Annenberg alum and CEO and Chairman Emeritus of Ebony visited today to meet the first recipient, Christina Similien, of the Ebony Scholar Internship. The PR & English senior will be creating content for
@EbonyMag
. Congratulations!
#ascj
.
@TheNormanLear
asks 27 of our students, across all of our disciplines, three questions: What they look forward to when they wake up in the morning; a piece they've read that benefited them, and whether they have ever cried with joy.
#ASCJ
#USCGrad
Powerful op-ed in the
@latimes
from
@ReporterDawn
(MA, journalism, '13) about her experience reporting on both the fires and the mass shootings in the Thousand Oaks neighborhood where she lives.
Michael Parks, esteemed former director of the School of Journalism & former editor of the
@latimes
, died on Jan. 8. The Pulitzer Prize winner devoted the last two decades of his life to training, mentoring & inspiring the next generation of journalists.
Congratulations to the
#ASCJ
Class of 2024! In the words of
@BillieJeanKing
, “You are the next generation of storytellers. You are the change makers.” Your Trojan Family is cheering you on now and always!✌️ Hear Billie Jean King's full address:
USC Annenberg students,
@ascjalumni
and adjunct professors earned more than 40 honors, including 18 first-place nods, at the 62nd Annual Southern California Journalism Awards, held by the Los Angeles Press Club.
@AnnenbergMedia
@Ampersand_LA
@TheJOVRNALISM
.
@ElizabethBanks
was interviewed by DrStacyLSmith, founder of
@inclusionists
, and discussed her journey in entertainment and the need for inclusivity in storytelling. "I don't think real systemic change is on the horizon until women hold positions of power," she said.
Congrats to GRoW @ Annenberg Scholar Toni Hall! Gregory Annenberg Weingarten, an
@Annenberg_FDN
VP, partnered w/
#ASCJ
to cover grad study costs for Black journalists thru a multi-year scholarship that seeks to advance diverse representation in newsrooms.
Big news today re: Professor Stacy L. Smith's research initiative. Alongside industry partners and a heavy-hitter advisory board, we're launching the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative,
@Inclusionists
. Focusing on TV, film and music to drive change. More here:
.
@Willow_Bay
: "You are graduating at an unprecedented moment in history.... The fields you have chosen — communication, PR, public diplomacy, & journalism — always vitally important — have never been more so."
#ascj
#USCGrad
Award-winning sports journalist, culture critic, & creator and host of the Spotify podcast “Jemele Hill is Unbothered,"
@jemelehill
will join
#ASCJ
's
@Willow_Bay
for the launch of "The World of Podcasting," the first in a 3-part series w/
@Spotify
.
.
@Inclusionists
& Dr. Stacy L. Smith are credited with advising
@VancityReynolds
on setting up the Group Effort Initiative, a self-financed diversity & inclusion program aimed at giving people of color a chance to work and learn on the actor's productions.
USC Annenberg commencement speaker
@mavcarter
reminded students that with their degree they will have the freedom to pursue their passions. "Bet on yourself," he said. "Be 'more than.''" Check out his full speech:
Celebrate
#BHM
with the
@USCBassLab
Media Trailblazer Speaker Series at USC, featuring Nikole Hannah-Jones
@nhannahjones
,
@nytimes
writer & Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of The 1619 Project, which illuminates the legacy of slavery in the United States.
Faculty Focus:
#ASCJ
Professor Joe
@saltzman
explains why we should care about how journalists have been portrayed in media and what the image of the journalist tells us about the health of U.S. democracy. Watch full video here: