Media Highlights
KCAL spoke with Adjunct Instructor Dan Schnur about the second Republican Party debate and the performance of each candidate.
The Neiman Lab featured an article that was co-authored by Associate Professor of Communication and Journalism Mike Ananny about how Generative AI systems act like “stochastic parrots,” using statistical models to guess word orders and pixel placements being incompatible with a free press that commands its own words.
The Hollywood Reporter mentioned the Hollywood Health & Society’s Do the Write Thing program's upcoming mixer to promote unheard voices in Hollywood.
The New York Times spoke with Clinical Professor of Communication Daniel Durbin about Taylor Swift’s popularity and how other celebrities have benefited from being associated with her.
The Sacramento Bee spoke with Clinical Professor of Communication and Journalism and Director of the School of Journalism Gordon Stables about the upcoming debate between Gavin Newsom and Ron DeSantis in November and how audiences will watch.
Rolling Stone shared an excerpt from Annenberg Innovation Lab Director Emeritus Johnathan Taplin's new book 'End of Reality', about online libertarian fantasies meant to keep the public complacent and calls for artists to make some good trouble.
Yahoo Entertainment spoke with Professor of Communication Larry Gross about the viewing experiences of TV audiences and the history of television audiences throughout the last half-century.
The New York Times spoke with Clinical Professor Karen North about new social media videos on micro apartments and why these videos are popular online.
ABC News spoke with Professor of Journalism Robert Kozinets about his PR 426: Influencer Relations courses and how it teaches students to understand the industry as a key component of today’s economy.
The Guardian quoted Johanna Blakley, managing director at the Norman Lear Center, about the rise of conservative pop culture and the differences in cultural consumption between political identities.
Variety mentioned the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative’s Inclusion List in a story about the Variety Gotham Week lineup.
The Financial Times quoted Research Professor of Communication and Journalism Marty Kaplan about CNN's current state and the new director's challenges.