USC Annenberg Magazine Goes Global

By Natalie Ragus on November 3, 2009 11:06 AM

Impact, the award-winning television newsmagazine produced at the USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism, is going global.

Distributor Global Broadcasting has picked up the series to run in several countries throughout Europe.

“It’s a wonderful notch on our students’ belts to say that they are part of something that is distributed not only in Southern California, but in Europe,” said Dan Birman, the show’s executive producer and adviser.

The series explores issues and stories in and around Los Angeles and wherever USC Annenberg students travel.

Recent programs have included stories featuring L.A’s architecture, street musicians and the Los Angeles Unified School District’s music program.

This year’s team consists of supervising producer Kim Daniels, second-year students Adrianna Weingold and Jennifer Aidoo, and first-year students Sam Osborn, Sharis Delgadillo and Adrianna Weingold — all graduate students in journalism.

Impact has received several college television awards in the documentary and newsmagazine categories announced by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

In addition to the new European broadcasts, the program is carried by some 50 cable franchises in California and Nevada.

“Impact is an important venue for students to take on in-depth reporting for television,” Birman said. “Some students will produce feature stories, some will produce stories with serious themes. What’s cool, though, is that it’s a television series that has been recognized as an important voice within Southern California-oriented programming.”

TAGS: community programs, globalization

Search search

Search only News Archives