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Dongyao Nie

TV Reporter | Multimedia Journalist

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Avery Goodman

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Andrea Valeria Diaz Tolivia

Multimedia Journalist

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Ava Brand

I am a junior studying journalism with a minor in marketing at the University of Southern California. I currently work as a Co-Sports Director for Annenberg Media which includes multimedia, …

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Hafsa Fathima

Hafsa Fathima is a writer and multimedia journalist. She enjoys producing stories on culture, religion, immigration and popular culture for different multimedia platforms. Her work has been featured by The …

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Aidan Berg

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Students report being scammed trying to buy football tickets

Three students have reported being scammed while trying to purchase tickets for USC’s home football game against Wisconsin. According to an email sent out by the Department of Public Safety today, suspects impersonated students and used GroupMe to connect with their victims. In the process of negotiation, suspects exchanged screenshots …
By Devon Lee
• Annenberg Media

From Primetime to Slimetime: How Nickelodeon is revolutionizing sports coverage for kids

When tuning in to CBS’s Super Bowl coverage this year, you were probably expecting the usual, from some incredible plays to an entertaining halftime show. You likely weren’t expecting a crowd full of cartoon fish, commentary from a talking sponge and slime cannons going off in the endzone. These were …
By Mark Armendariz-Gonzales
• Annenberg Media

Swinging Solo: Tiger Woods departs from Nike and sets sights on new brand “Sun Day Red”

Merchandise from Tiger Woods' new clothing line, called Sun Day Red, is displayed during a news conference ahead of the Genesis Open golf tournament, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles. (Photo courtesy of Eric Thayer/AP Photo) Thirty-one years after making his PGA Tour debut …
By Mark Armendariz-Gonzales
• Annenberg Media

The 8th wonder of the football world

If winning the 2022 FIFA World Cup was the defining moment of Lionel Messi’s astonishing career, then securing his eighth Ballon d’Or was the cherry on top. To nobody’s surprise, the Argentine captain was declared the 2023 best male football player by the French news magazine “France Football.” Messi received …
By Mark Armendariz-Gonzales
• Annenberg Media

After world’s oldest dog dies, students look back on how to say farewell to pets

Bobi, a purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo Portuguese dog, poses for a photo with his Guinness World Record certificates for the oldest dog, at his home in Conqueiros, central Portugal, Saturday, May 20, 2023. Bobi's owner said Monday, Oct. 23, 2023, that he passed away Saturday at 31 years and 165 …
By Mark Armendariz-Gonzales
• Annenberg Media

Inter Miami give Hollywood performance as they defeat LAFC

Sunday evening, all the stars of Los Angeles seemed to be gathered in the same exact place, BMO Stadium. Everyone from Oscar award-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio to Prince Harry were in attendance for the hottest ticket in town. In a crowd filled with Hollywood A-listers, the biggest star of them …
By Mark Armendariz-Gonzales
• Annenberg Media

Messi and company book second consecutive final for Inter Miami

Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi celebrates after a game-tying goal in the 90th minute from teammate Leonardo Campana, not pictured, during the second half of a U.S. Open Cup semifinal soccer match against FC Cincinnati, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel) Days after claiming the first …
By Mark Armendariz-Gonzales
• Annenberg Media

The road to America’s first female president is still long and winding

Nikki Haley offered the 150 gathered at the Hollywood American Legion veteran’s center in L.A. one quick mention of her goals of “defeating a dozen of the fellas” she was running against. It was the Republican’s lone reference to her gender, leaving the topic out of her stump speech. She …
By Angelina Hicks
• Annenberg Media

Voter voices: Here’s what’s on their minds as they head to the polls

Nine Annenberg Media reporters asked California voters casting ballots a series of questions to get a sense of the mood of the electorate on Super Tuesday. They asked the voters who they chose in the U.S. Senate primary, which presidential primary they selected, to assign a score of 1-10 to …
By Angelina Hicks
• Annenberg Media

Ballot Measure Looks to Create More ‘Healthy Streets’ Across L.A.

There’s one measure on the ballot for Los Angeles voters that could completely revamp city streets and create thousands of miles of street improvements. The Healthy Streets LA measure (Measure HLA) is not proposing anything new. It’s not meant to create any new initiatives or use any additional taxpayer money …
By Angelina Hicks
• Annenberg Media

Nikki Haley campaigns in L.A. after Nevada primary loss

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley started her campaign speech in Los Angeles with gratitude and a mistake. “It’s great to be here in Orange County!” Haley said as she took the stage. But the former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador was met quickly with shouts and laughter from …
By Angelina Hicks
• Annenberg Media

Iowa caucusgoers shrug off record-breaking temperatures

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa — In the days leading up to the Iowa caucus, the Republican presidential candidates all had a similar message: brave the cold and get out to your caucus meeting on Jan. 15. With weather forecasts depicting record-breaking, subzero temperatures, turnout numbers came into question: would a state-wide freeze …
By Angelina Hicks
• Annenberg Media

An electric boost: e-bikes take Southern California by storm amid safety and regulation concerns

As electric bicycles become more popular in California, there’s also a growing concern about the safety of these vehicles and how they could be regulated to keep riders safe. “We walk around these shark-infested waters a lot,” said Laura McCamy, a spokesperson for the California Bicycle Coalition (CalBike). “That like, …
By Angelina Hicks
• Annenberg Media

USC Libraries acquire decades of archives from the Latino Journalists of California

In the 1970s, a group of Los Angeles journalists began to imagine a space where they could create opportunities for Latinos in the news industry. Those dreams manifested in the creation of the California Chicano News Media Association (CCNMA) in 1972. Over 50 years later, the organization is now known …
By Angelina Hicks
• Annenberg Media