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…….Continue Reading Women are underrepresented in key movie positions, USC study finds

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."……Continue Reading Child migrant surge shifts politics of immigration