Los Angeles – The USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism hosted it’s 8th annual World Bank–Annenberg Summer Institute on Communicating for Reform in June. The program is a collaboration between USC Annenberg, the World Bank and the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania.

In China, the boom of the influencer economy is one of the most eye-catching phenomena now which has attracted people from all business industry to study and get involved. Dr. Ben Lee, an Annenberg professor and the associate director of the Communication Management program, brought his research team to Beijing so they could explore this influencer culture up close.

The Year of the Pig will kick-off worldwide with extravagant celebrations rooted in deep historical and cultural tradition.

The World Bank-Annenberg Summer Instittue came to a close on June 15 and you can read about thhe cohort and their experience completing the program here.

This article, published by McKingsey & Company's Digital Blog, is a recap of SXSW panel on the importance of empathy-driven design especially when when designing for AI. 

The annual Global Communications Report conducted by the USC Center for Public Relations is designed to provide insight into the evolution of the global communications industry by analyzing emerging trends. The 2018 Report focused on the evolution of ethics and other changes within paid, earned, owned and shared media.