USC Annenberg School for Communication
The USC Annenberg School for Communication comprises the USC Annenberg School of Communication and the USC Annenberg School of Journalism at the University of Southern California (USC).
USC Annenberg was established in 1971 through the support of Ambassador Walter H. Annenberg. The USC School of Journalism became part of USC Annenberg in 1994. The Schools offers a range of academic and professional degrees. The USC School of Communication offers a PhD. program.
The School enjoys a large endowment (during Dean Geoffrey Cowan's leadership (1996-2007), the endowment rose from $7.5 million to $218 million[1])
In 2003, leading internet sociologist Manuel Castells left UC Berkeley to join the USC Annenberg faculty.
The USC Annenberg School publishes the Online Journalism Review.
Major research centers
- Center for Communication Law and Policy
- Center on Communication Leadership
- Center for the Digital Future, including the research project:
- Surveying the Digital Future
- USC Center on Public Diplomacy, including the:
- U.S. Canada Fulbright Chair in Public Diplomacy
- Center for the Study of Journalism and Democracy
- Haptics Lab
- Metamorphosis
- Norman Lear Center, including the research projects:
- Strategic Public Relations Center
Student activities
Students produce the university's newscast, Annenberg TV News, which airs Monday through Thursday at 6 PM on Trojan Vision. Students are responsible for reporting local, national and international news, producing the newscast, and getting it live on air. The show is also available on the website.
See also
- Annenberg Center for Communication at USC
- Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania
External links
- USC Annenberg School for Communication website
- Online Journalism Review website
- USC Annenberg TV News website
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