Recently named director of the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center Media Impact Project, Dana Chinn is a media analytics strategist whose teaching, research and consulting focus on digital analytics for news and nonprofit organizations. As a faculty fellow, Chinn leads the Open Data LA project, a CCLP collaboration with the USC Price School of Public Policy that aims to promote public access to government data throughout Los Angeles County. "Open data is a new aspect of journalism in the public interest," said Chinn. "It's a worldwide movement, but we're going to focus on how open data initiatives can address……
Month: July 2014
Women are underrepresented in key movie positions, USC study finds
The Los Angeles Times reports on a study by USC's Media, Diversity, & Social Change Initiative, led by faculty fellow Stacy L. Smith. The study found that women are still underrepresented in key movie positions, with women filling less than a third of all speaking roles across six years of film content…….
Can Chinese Journalists Still Push Boundaries?
Foreign Policy published senior fellow Orville Schell's thoughts on China's new regulations for journalists…….
USC Open Data LA initiative promotes public access to government data throughout Los Angeles County
Launched by USC Annenberg's Center on Communication Leadership & Policy (CCLP) in partnership with the USC Price School of Public Policy, the USC Open Data LA initiative aims to promote transparency and civic engagement in Los Angeles, beginning with a survey to assess the state of publicly available city data in each of L.A. County's 88 cities. "Open data is a new aspect of journalism in the public interest," said Dana Chinn, CCLP faculty fellow and USC Annenberg project lead. "It's a worldwide movement, but we're going to focus on how open data initiatives can address the unique needs of……
Norman Pearlstine on Fortune’s New Editor Alan Murray
The Wrap quotes founding co-chair Norman Pearlstine discussing Fortune's new editor Alan Murray: "There is no one more wired in the business and media worlds, and I am thrilled to have an editor of his caliber and intellect at the helm."……
The Children of the Border
Truthdig published an article by senior fellow Richard Reeves on the recent deportation of women and children immigrants to Honduras…….
Child migrant surge shifts politics of immigration
The Guardian quotes faculty fellow Roberto Suro: "The most potent imagery in immigration politics has been when things are out of control," said Suro, now a journalism professor at the University of Southern California. "Those three words often spell a turn toward restriction, regardless of what the actual circumstance is."……
No dodging TV blackout for baseball fans in Los Angeles
USA Today quoted managing director Geoffrey Baum about the standoff with Time Warner Cable to get the Los Angeles Dodgers back on TV…….
The Children on the Rio Grande Have Families and They Are Here
The Huffington Post published an article by faculty fellow Roberto Suro, titled "The Children on the Rio Grande Have Families and They Are Here."……
Hollywood’s Abysmal Record of Casting Hispanic Actors
The Wrap features research by faculty fellow Stacy L. Smith, highlighting "Hollywood's Abysmal Record of Casting Hispanic Actors."……