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Professor Cull talks about the future of the UK in the European Union

Professor Nicholas Cull, director of the Masters Program in Public Diplomacy, spoke with KPCC about recent rumblings that the United Kingdom is looking to exit the European Union. Cull stated that the rising desire within the country to detach from … Continue reading

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Huffington Post features professor Smith’s study on women in media

The Huffington Post published a review of communication professor Stacy Smith’s new report on the role of women in media. The study, a collaboration between USC Annenberg and the Geena Davis Institute on Gender and Media, analyzed thousands of women’s … Continue reading

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Neal Gabler talks the importance of branding in the movie industry

In a piece for the Los Angeles Times, Neal Gabler of USC Annenberg’s Norman Lear Center discussed the Walt Disney Co.’s recent purchase of Lucasfilm and Hollywood’s evolution from an “entertainment business” to a “branding business.” “What the Lucasfilm acquisition … Continue reading

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Student journalists collaborate across media to cover election in real time

By Krista Daly Student Writer Reporters, editors and producers from various USC Annenberg newsrooms were engaged in election results Nov. 6, working to get the information out to local and national residents as quickly as possible (view photos). Neon Tommy, … Continue reading

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University Professor Manuel Castells discusses new book with BBC Radio 4

By Alex Reed Student Writer University Professor Manuel Castells was interviewed by BBC Radio 4 at the London School of Economics about his new book, Aftermath: The Cultures of the Economic Crisis. In the book, Castells argues that consumers used … Continue reading

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Huffington Posts runs article by USC Annenberg’s MAPP Project

By Alex Reed Student Writer The Huffington Post published an op-ed by USC Annenberg’s Media Activism Participatory Politics (MAPP) project about the use of the media by activist group Invisible Children. The article, “Moving Beyond Kony 2012,” was co-written by … Continue reading

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United Nations uses research from doctoral student Martin Hilbert

By Alex Reed Student Writer The United Nations’ International Telecommunications Union (ITU) featured the research of USC Annenberg Provost’s fellow Martin Hilbert in its 2012 edition of “Measuring the Information Society.” Included in the annual report is Hilbert’s approach to … Continue reading

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Professor K.C. Cole in LA Times op-ed: Assumptions can be corrected

By Alex Reed Student Writer The Los Angeles Times ran an op-ed article by journalism professor K.C. Cole about society’s tendency to assume that all CEOs, doctors and other professionals are white males because that is the “default assumption.” “Default … Continue reading

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USC Annenberg professors cover presidential debate

By Alex Reed Student Writer USC Annenberg faculty Marty Kaplan and Robert Scheer had columns about the first presidential debate featured in The Huffington Post and Truthdig.com, respectively. Kaplan’s column, “How to Lose the Next Debate,” argued that President Barack … Continue reading

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Professor Muller to present article at Conference on the Rural West

Journalism professor Judy Muller will attend the Conference on the Rural West in Ogden, Utah, this weekend to present her article “Too Close for Comfort: The Challenges Facing Rural Newspaper Editors in Covering Sensitive Stories” before a group of scholars, journalists … Continue reading

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