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USC Annenberg Magazine Goes Global

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

Talk About a Tough Sell

Los Angeles Times editor Russ Stanton spoke with a class of USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism students on Oct. 21 about his efforts to resurrect the newspaper, his goals for the future and how he keeps morale high during a notoriously difficult time.

Essay Cites Gender Bias in Media

Three fellows from the Center on Communication Leadership and Policy at the USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism have written an essay included in a report released by California’s first lady Maria Shriver.

New Multimedia Site Inspires and Celebrates

As unsung heroes go, nary a note is heard in support of this country’s teachers. But, soon, thanks to a new multimedia Web site readying to launch in conjunction with the USC Rossier School of Education, teachers may finally get the recognition they deserve.

Dean Wilson Elected to Top Broadcast Post

USC Annenberg School for Communication Dean Ernest J. Wilson III was elected chairman of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting board by unanimous consent on Sept. 16.

A New Way for Scholars to Communicate

USC is among a group of 35 leading research universities that have joined to create Futurity, an online research news site covering the latest discoveries in science, engineering, the environment, health, society, culture and more.

KUSC No. 1 in Latest Ratings

Classical KUSC was the top-ranked public radio station in the country during the spring quarter, according to the latest national ratings released by the Arbitron company.

How Tweet It Is

Incoming first-year graduate journalism student reporters spent a recent day busing, walking and “tweeting” around various sections of Los Angeles as part of an orientation assignment at the USC Annenberg School for Communication.

Kit Rachlis Joins USC Annenberg

Award-winning editor Kit Rachlis has been appointed a 2009-10 senior fellow of the USC Annenberg School for Communication’s Center on Communication Leadership and Policy.

USC-based Dental Journal Makes an Impact

A USC-led publication is the top dental research journal in three measurement categories - a feat never previously accomplished by any other dental journal - according to the 2008 ISI Journal Citation Reports.

Video Game Minority Report

If the future of entertainment is interactive media, some minorities are still headed back to the past.

The IJPC Journal Publishes First Volume

The IJPC Journal, an online academic journal that adheres to the highest standards of peer review, has published its first volume for 2009.

Philanthropic Support Grows for Journalism

Philanthropic foundations are taking unprecedented steps to address the crisis in journalism and “serve as a firewall against the disappearance of critical news and information,” according to a new report from the Center on Communication Leadership and Policy at the USC Annenberg School for Communication.

Conversation With Geoffrey Baum

Norman Corwin, Writer in Residence from the USC Annenberg School for Communication, interviewed Geoffrey Baum, the managing director of USC Annenberg’s new Center on Communication Leadership and Policy.

In Memoriam: Herbert G. Klein, 91

Herbert G. Klein, a veteran journalist and the White House’s first director of communications, died on July 2. He was 91.

Family Time Decreases With Internet Use

More and more of America’s Internet-connected households report erosion of face-to-face family time, increased feelings of being ignored by family members using the Web and growing concerns that children are spending too much time online.

Digital Expert to Join USC Marshall

Innovative digital entertainment industry leader Lucy Hood has been appointed executive director of the Institute for Communication Technology Management (CTM) and assistant professor of clinical management and organization at the USC Marshall School of Business.

USC Center to Study News Woes

From a U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing on the future of journalism to a new tax cut for newspapers, policymakers nationwide are responding to the crisis facing the news business.

KUSC Extends Central Coast Service

Classical KUSC 91.5 (FM) has expanded its service to the central coast, according to station president Brenda Barnes.

New Project Tells Stories of South Los Angeles

To give the communities around USC’s campus an information source and an independent voice, the USC Annenberg School for Communication launched Intersections: The South Los Angeles Reporting Project on May 5.

Digital Journalists Head to Boot Camp

Fifteen digital journalists from 10 states have been selected for the inaugural class of the Knight Digital Media Center’s News Entrepreneur Boot Camp. Through an intense week of training in audience development, market research, legal issues, entrepreneurial decision-making and business...

Six Technologies to Change Education

A recently released report profiles six emerging technologies expected to have an impact on universities over the next five years.

Oral History Paints a Vivid Picture

New Destinations in Oral History conference to be held at Doheny Memorial Library. Panels will cover topics of broad local and regional interest.

USC Annenberg Journal Gets Upgrade

The school announces an enhanced online resource for its journal on information and communication technologies.

Kennard Appointed Senior Fellow at USC

Center on Communication Leadership and Policy will develop a new program on women and communication leadership.

Shedding Light on History’s Darkest Hours

Spell Your Name, a Holocaust documentary filmed in Ukraine, was created using the USC Shoah Foundation Institute archive.

Computer Exercises Improve Memory

Nearly 500 adults over 65 participate in a controlled trial. Half of them use a fitness program intended to ‘retrain the brain’ over the course of eight weeks.

Another Dimension in Technology Awaits

Starting next month, a Home 3-D Experience Lab at USC will explore the promise of new innovations for the consumer.

Selden Ring Award Goes to Newsday Duo

The annual USC Annenberg honor recognizes two New York journalists who uncovered corruption in Long Island government districts.

USC Launches Public Diplomacy Magazine

PD unites scholarship and practice in the first publication dedicated to the emerging field.

Social Work Acquires 3 Academic Journals

The publications, housed at the school's Hamovitch Center for Science in the Human Services, link academic disciplines, present innovative research and provide new insights.

USC Annenberg Launches News Site

Built for a fast-paced world of breaking stories, the multimedia operation offers news and commentary produced by students.

Words Matter for Slumdog Millionaire

Writers Vikas Swarup and Simon Beaufoy win the 2009 USC Libraries Scripter Award.