New USC Capital Campus Studio Puts Students at the Center of Global Communications and Public Discourse
The USC Capital Campus will soon be home to a state-of-the-art multimedia production studio — made possible by a $5-million grant from USC Life Trustee Wallis Annenberg and the Annenberg Foundation. The new studio will position USC Annenberg students and Trojans at the epicenter of media, communications and public discourse in Washington, D.C. Open to all USC students, faculty, staff, […]
First Public Images Unveiled of Fallen Journalists Memorial
The Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation unveiled today, on Constitution Day, the first public images of the innovative design concept for the memorial at the National Mall that will be dedicated to press freedom and the journalists who have lost their lives in service to that cause. The design concept will be presented for review to […]
Annenberg Foundation Launches AI Strategy Residency with Chantal Forster
The Annenberg Foundation is embarking on a new initiative to address the implications of artificial intelligence (AI) in philanthropy through a comprehensive 360-degree approach. To lead this effort, the Foundation has established an AI Strategy Residency and appointed Chantal Forster, a respected leader in technology and social impact, to spearhead this mission for the next six months. Committed to addressing the […]
Shin Daewe Receives 2024 Wallis Annenberg Justice for Women Journalists Award
Burmese documentary filmmaker Shin Daewe has received the 2024 Wallis Annenberg Justice for Women Journalists Award, which is given annually to a journalist who is unjustly jailed, detained or imprisoned. After her arrest for receiving filming equipment, Daewe was sentenced to life in prison in January – the most severe sentence given to a journalist […]
White House Press Secretaries Committee Forms in Support of Fallen Journalists Memorial
The Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation today announced the formation of a White House Press Secretaries Committee in support of the Fallen Journalists Memorial. The committee, which is co-chaired by former White House Press Secretaries Dee Dee Myers (President Bill Clinton) and Dana Perino (President George W. Bush) includes former White House Press Secretaries dating from […]
Yalda Moaiery Accepts Wallis Annenberg Justice for Women Journalists Award in LA
The 2023 Wallis Annenberg Justice for Women Journalists Award was awarded to Yalda Moaiery, a photojournalist imprisoned for covering state protests following the death of Mahsa Amini in Iran. The award is part of the Courage in Journalism Award, honoring female journalists and photojournalists who are detained, jailed, or imprisoned. This year, the International Women’s […]
IWMF Announces 2023 Wallis Annenberg Justice for Women Journalists Award Winner
The International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) today announced the winners of the 34th annual Courage in Journalism Awards, which recognize women journalists working under duress to bring truth to light. The 2023 honorees are María Teresa Montaño Delgado, a veteran Mexican journalist covering widespread corruption in political power; the women journalists of The Washington Post reporting from the frontlines of Ukraine in 2022; and, […]
Annenberg Foundation Supports Historic Renovation of the Annenberg School of Communication
/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/USCAnnenberg.mp4 The Annenberg Foundation is proud to provide a matching grant to help kick off the fundraising campaign to update the Annenberg School of Communication (ASC) building. The $10 million grant will help the school renovate its facilities to ensure students have access to state-of-the-art equipment. USC Annenberg Dean Willow Bay emphasized the need […]
Memorial for Fallen Journalists to Begin Design Process
The Annenberg Foundation is proud to support the Fallen Journalists Memorial in Washington, D.C. The Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation has received approval to begin designing a memorial to honor journalists who died while reporting the news. The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) approved plans to build a landscape memorial on the National Mall […]
Honoring Xueqin (Sophia) Huang with the Wallis Annenberg Justice for Women Journalists Award
“Journalism is not a crime.” Xueqin (Sophia) Huang Wallis Annenberg Justice for Women Journalists Awardee Since 1990, the International Women’s Media Foundation Courage in Journalism Awards have honored brave women journalists who refuse to step aside or be silenced in their pursuit of the truth. The Wallis Annenberg Justice for Women Journalists Award brings […]