Berlin Botyanszki

Berlin Botyanszki

Multimedia Journalist

A multimedia journalist for USC Annenberg Media, Berlin covers several beats. His interests lie mainly in film, music, and other related media, however, and he is passionate about anything we all use to entertain ourselves.

Three Annenberg alumni named to 2026 Forbes 30 Under 30

Tyrah Majors, Ellice Ellis and Heran Mamo were honored for their professional achivements.

By Danielle Hughes, Elizabeth Therese Carroll, and Berlin Botyanszki

Google ordered to pay over $425 million in privacy lawsuit

A California federal jury ruled against Google in light of online privacy violations committed against approximately 98 million Gmail users, ordering the company to pay over $425 million.

By Jasmine Ying and Berlin Botyanszki

OpenAI launches Sora 2 app, an all-AI social media platform

Sora by OpenAI has made generating deepfake videos easier than ever before, and ethics discussions surrounding them far more complex.

By Berlin Botyanszki, Tyler Kuslaka, and Jasmine Ying

President Donald Trump files $15 billion lawsuit against New York Times

The president made a defamation claim against the newspaper’s editorial board.

By Ella R. Dunn, Lindsay Augustine, and Berlin Botyanszki

Students express concerns about Digital Course Materials program

USC students are facing confusion regarding the Digital Course Materials program and how to opt out of the automatic fee.

By Noelle Villaseñor, Berlin Botyanszki, and Michael Cahn