In times of tragedy, should we block out social media noise or find a way to interpret it? As a journalist I am grateful for the diversity of opinions a mouse-click away. But I also worry that so many unfiltered voices will muddy the waters of truth and clarity, leaving us more upset and confused. … Continue reading
Category Archives: JOURNALISM
[Blog] Reporter’s Notebook: The struggle of journalistic detachment
Those of us tasked with covering death and tragedy are constantly flipping switches on our emotional reactors. It’s hard. And it’s hard to talk openly and honestly about how we do that. I thank Dallas Morning News reporter Naomi Martin for doing so here, in a piece titled: “I lost any sense of journalistic detachment when … Continue reading
![[Blog] Top 11 writing books for journalists](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/writingbooks.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Blog] Top 11 writing books for journalists")
[Blog] Top 11 writing books for journalists
For young journalists, teaching ourselves how to write (without relying on professors and editors) is an essential tool for survival in the news business. Continue reading
![[Trojan Family Magazine] Next-Generation Newsroom](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/willowbayinterview.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Trojan Family Magazine] Next-Generation Newsroom")
[Trojan Family Magazine] Next-Generation Newsroom
Willow Bay, new director of the USC Annenberg School of Journalism, spoke with graduate student Daina Beth Solomon about the challenges and rewards of modern journalism, and why USC Annenberg is becoming the city’s most innovative newsroom. Continue reading
![[USC] Two men plead guilty in beating of Giants fan Bryan Stow](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/michelehanissee.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[USC] Two men plead guilty in beating of Giants fan Bryan Stow")
[USC] Two men plead guilty in beating of Giants fan Bryan Stow
Two men pleaded guilty today to violently kicking and punching Bryan Stow at Dodger Stadium in 2011, an assault that turned Stow’s family into round-the-clock caretakers for the brain-damaged former paramedic and father of two. Continue reading
![[USC] Deferred Action immigrant support program marks one year (+ Video)](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/screen-shot-2013-12-03-at-4-36-55-pm.png?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[USC] Deferred Action immigrant support program marks one year (+ Video)")
[USC] Deferred Action immigrant support program marks one year (+ Video)
Just over a year ago, President Obama launched a groundbreaking immigration program to help young immigrants in the U.S. to avoid deportation and find employment for two-year periods. The program is known as “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals,” and is meant to assist youth who came to the country as young kids, and have completed … Continue reading
![[USC] Who are the people of Israel?](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/screen-shot-2013-12-13-at-12-52-34-am.png?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[USC] Who are the people of Israel?")
[USC] Who are the people of Israel?
Mainstream media consumers often think of this tiny country’s population in terms of two factors: Jewish and non-Jewish — which often means Arab. Yet the reality is much more complex. Modern-day Israelis have emigrated from or descend from roughly 25 countries in substantial numbers, with Russia representing the largest migration, and Syria the smallest. And … Continue reading
![[USC] Photo Essay: The Virgin of Guadalupe at Olvera St.](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/screen-shot-2013-11-21-at-1-00-13-am.png?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[USC] Photo Essay: The Virgin of Guadalupe at Olvera St.")
COUNTRIES & CULTURES / Downtown / LATIN AMERICAN/LATINO / LOS ANGELES / Mexican / USC Annenberg School Projects
[USC] Photo Essay: The Virgin of Guadalupe at Olvera St.
Visit Flickr.com for a photo essay that celebrates images of The Virgin of Guadalupe in all their diversity. Continue reading
![[USC] Seamless public transportation to LAX on its way](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/lax-flickr.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[USC] Seamless public transportation to LAX on its way")
[USC] Seamless public transportation to LAX on its way
Travelers could one day arrive at Los Angeles International Airport via a seamless Metro Rail and people-mover connection, ending decades of inefficient public transportation to one of the world’s busiest transit hubs, Los Angeles World Airports told councilmembers on Wednesday. LAX submitted a report outlining several proposals budgeted at $200 million to the Transportation and … Continue reading
![[USC] Latino youth learn leadership at the CASA Institute (+ Video)](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/img_0557.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[USC] Latino youth learn leadership at the CASA Institute (+ Video)")
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[USC] Latino youth learn leadership at the CASA Institute (+ Video)
Today in Los Angeles, Latino students from eight cities across the nation are learning to be the leaders of tomorrow — and to be advocates for their communities. Daina Beth Solomon met the students at La Plaza Olvera in downtown L.A. Submitted for professor David Daniel’s “Broadcast” class at the USC Annenberg School for Communication … Continue reading
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