USC Annenberg | Student Work

Student Work

USC Annenberg students work on a number of projects throughout the course of their studies.

Student reporting
USC Annenberg journalism students cover news, politics, sports and events at USC and throughout Southern California. They also have the opportunity to start their hands-on experience at numerous on-campus outlets, including:

Annenberg Television News (ATVN): USC's award-winning day-of-air news operation run by students.
Neon Tommy — Los Angeles-bases news source at USC Annenberg run by students.
Daily Trojan: The independent campus daily newspaper.
Annenberg Radio News – Audio stories written and broadcast by students.
Intersections: The South LA Report — Multimedia site reporting on South Los Angeles community news and issues.
News21 – A 10-week news "incubator" in which Annenberg graduate journalism students develop national investigative reports.
Impact – An award-winning television newsmagazine produced by journalism students.

Below are recent articles written by USC Annenberg students:

Matt Mundy watches the watchers in the L.A. Sheriff's office.
Read Noah Barron's coverage of the USC Annenberg Institute for Justice and Journalism's affirmative action conference.

The Small Print Project
Online journalism graduate student Andy Sternberg started The Small Print Project as part of an assignment for PUBD 510 – Set-Top Cop, a class in the Public Diplomacy program taught by Cory Doctorow. In the class, students analyze the evolution of End-User License Agreements (EULAs) as entertainment and software have become more prevalent online. Sternberg brought his blog outside of the classroom so others could share their experiences with EULAs and collaborate "in an effort to help define, describe and mediate the nature of agreements in the digital age."

USC Annenberg students' work for media outlets

Alison Brody (M.A., broadcast) following her brother's rise to music stardom in Nepal on NPR's Day to Day
Caley Cook (M.A., print) profiling musician Joseph Arthur in San Diego Citybeat
Caley Cook (M.A., print) writing about the venue Chain Reaction in the Orange County Register
Dan Heimpel (M.A., print) challenging the boxing champion of Iceland to a match in the Iceland Review
Hanna Ingber (M.A., print) editorializing on military coups in the Hartford Courant (abstract only)
Colin Stutz (B.A., print) covering the up-and-coming band The Silversun Pickups in Rolling Stone
Amy Tenowich (M.A., broadcast) exploring the parallels between gangbangers and pit bulls in Pasadena Weekly

Students in Public Relations pursue a number projects during their time at USC Annenberg.

PR students have the opportunity to work with TriSight, USC Annenberg's in-house student public relations firm. TriSight's client list includes Children's Hospital of Los Angeles' HOPE program, the French Consulate of Los Angeles and the restoration and relocation of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Rings.

USC Annenberg's cohort of Ph.D. students represent the next generation of communication scholars. When they complete their studies, they will take their place among the leaders in communication academics at leading institutions around the world.

We are currently identifying additional student projects for inclusion in these pages. Watch this space for more updates.

If you are a USC Annenberg student and have a project you'd like to submit, please e-mail ascweb@usc.edu.