Grit: The ParaCliffHangers’ Story
Rock climbing is a sport that typically demands concentration and physical coordination. This documentary follows ParaCliffHangers, an organization making the sport more accessible and empowering people with disabilities on and off the wall.
Campus Climate Stories: Ways of Seeing the Climate Crisis at USC
In Spring 2023, USC Annenberg’s “Climate Stories” class explored different ways to see and narrate issues surrounding the climate crisis on campus.
A24′s ‘Beef’ strips pretense, serves up raw emotion
Underneath a juicy vehicular feud lies well-done criticism of an appearance-driven culture and an exploration of Asian American mental health.
Scenes from a Hollywood climate protest
Climate activists all around the country organized a “national day of action” in the memory of Joye Braun, a Lakota activist who erected the first structure at Standing Rock Sioux Reservation to protest the Keystone XL pipeline.
PHOTOS: On a dark and stormy day, Los Angeles votes for a mayor
From the Grove to Hollywood Palladium to USC: Angelenos eagerly await electoral results. USC Annenberg photographers spread across Los Angeles to follow the electoral results live.
New game, new champions, new era — The Overwatch League Grand Finals return to Anaheim
Dallas Fuel wins the 5th season of Overwatch League as the premier eSports competition returns for in-person competition. Annenberg Media photographer follows a new era for Overwatch eSports.
PHOTOS: Climbers clean up Joshua Tree National Park
Climbers and locals came together to give the national park a makeover in the inaugural Joshua Tree Facelift event.
PHOTOS: K-pop takes center stage at USC
USC hosts the first K-pop concert on an American university campus with the finals of the North American K-pop Dance Cover competition and performances by K-pop stars Kim Sejeong and KINGDOM
PHOTOS: Remembering victims of anti-Asian hate crimes
As the anniversary of the 2021 Atlanta spa shooting approaches, a vigil at USC honored those who lost their lives in violent attacks against the APISA community since then.
Racing past racism: NASCAR and its haunting historical fanbase
While NASCAR’s recent races in California and diversity programs are attempts to expand to a more varied audience, some of their core fans defiantly hang on to racist views and make NASCAR's culture hostile to new, diverse fans. How can NASCAR out-drag its white-dominant, and for some, racist audience?
Up in Flames — ‘The Burning Sea’ Review
While the Norwegian disaster film depicts an eerily realistic catastrophe, it simply cannot escape the predictable storylines that disaster films rely on.
PHOTOS: Clash at the Coliseum
USC Annenberg Media photographers document NASCAR's Clash at the Coliseum.
PHOTOS: 2021 USC “Conquest!”
Photostory by the USC Annenberg Media photo desk chronicling "Conquest!" 2021
Reflections from the ‘Squid Game’ Red Carpet
Annenberg Media reporters share their experience interviewing the stars of “Squid Game” on the pink carpet next to media professionals.
Between apocalypse and love - the themes of ‘Eternals’ and its reception
The latest installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) sticks an impactful, humanist landing amidst tumultuous setup and expectations.