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USC Annenberg Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Book Cover for: Assignment China: An Oral History of American Journalists in the People's Republic, Mike Chinoy

Assignment China: An Oral History of American Journalists in the People's Republic

Mike Chinoy
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Author and senior fellow at @usc_uschina @mikechinoy reported and directed Assignment: China, a 12-part documentary series on American reporting on China. Join us for a book talk where Chinoy will present his book based on this series. https://t.co/vg5BQI26Vj https://t.co/aYAym5zu8d

Paperback, 2023

$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Compton

Robert Lee Johnson
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Veteran journalist & #ASCJ alumna Dr. Mary Hill-Wagner @nkstainedwretch is straight “outta” Compton. Her debut book, Girlz ‘n the Hood, gives an unflinching account of being raised there. Visit her book signing at the USC Bookstore on April 24 at 1pm. https://t.co/y6gJXpoloF https://t.co/fyWMt9OtsE

Hardcover, 2012

$31.99$15.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Atlas of AI: Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence, Kate Crawford

Atlas of AI: Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence

Kate Crawford
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Don’t miss @JDKun moderating a conversation with newly appointed @USCAnnenberg research professor @katecrawford on her new book “Atlas of AI,” which dives deep into the hidden costs of artificial intelligence. Tuesday, April 6, 5—6 p.m. PT. RSVP: https://annenberg.usc.edu/events/kate-crawford-conversation-josh-kun-launch-her-new-book-atlas-ai https://t.co/UeHmj5l7eD

Paperback, 2022

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Buy Black: How Black Women Transformed Us Pop Culture, Aria S. Halliday

Buy Black: How Black Women Transformed Us Pop Culture

Aria S. Halliday
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.@DrAriaHalliday will discuss her book, Buy Black: How Black Women Transformed U.S. Pop Culture (@IllinoisPress). Buy Black examines the role American Black women play in Black consumption, focusing on packaging Black feminine identity since the 1960s. https://t.co/OeVwh70fb7 https://t.co/14qviid4cg

Hardcover, 2022

$110.00$85.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
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Book Cover for: Girlz 'n the Hood: A Memoir of Mama in South Central Los Angeles, Mary Hill-Wagner

Girlz 'n the Hood: A Memoir of Mama in South Central Los Angeles

Mary Hill-Wagner
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Veteran journalist & #ASCJ alumna Dr. Mary Hill-Wagner @nkstainedwretch is straight “outta” Compton. Her debut book, Girlz ‘n the Hood, gives an unflinching account of being raised there. Visit her book signing at the USC Bookstore on April 24 at 1pm. https://t.co/y6gJXpoloF https://t.co/fyWMt9OtsE

Paperback, 2021

$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Fighting Visibility: Sports Media and Female Athletes in the Ufc Volume 1, Jennifer McClearen

Fighting Visibility: Sports Media and Female Athletes in the Ufc Volume 1

Jennifer McClearen
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The Annenberg Center for Collaborative Communication First Books presents a discussion with Dr. Jennifer McClearen about her new book on the exclusion of sportswomen, Fighting Visibility: Sports Media and Female Athletes in the UFC  by @IllinoisPress. https://t.co/jEyRaerwI3 https://t.co/WVoMKsNPEp

Paperback, 2021

$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The 1619 Project: Born on the Water, Nikole Hannah-Jones

The 1619 Project: Born on the Water

Nikole Hannah-Jones
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Celebrate #BHM  with the @USCBassLab Media Trailblazer Speaker Series at USC, featuring Nikole Hannah-Jones @nhannahjones, @nytimes writer & Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of The 1619 Project, which illuminates the history of slavery in the United States. https://t.co/4xdExt3XOC https://t.co/0dYY60nyeC

Hardcover, 2021

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Lights, Camera, Impact: Storytelling, Branding, and Production Tips for Engaging Corporate Videos, Tony Gnau

Lights, Camera, Impact: Storytelling, Branding, and Production Tips for Engaging Corporate Videos

Tony Gnau
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Congratulations to Emmy-award winning USC Annenberg alum Tony Gnau @T60Productions on his new book for content marketers, Lights, Camera, Impact, on becoming an Amazon #1 bestseller! 🏆 https://t.co/Em8LPK3s1r https://t.co/K7yeFSDKHL

Paperback, 2022

$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: How Machines Came to Speak: Media Technologies and Freedom of Speech, Jennifer Petersen

How Machines Came to Speak: Media Technologies and Freedom of Speech

Jennifer Petersen
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"With the advent of cinema, radio, television and the internet, you begin to have conversations about, ‘what is speech?’”said #ASCJ Comm Prof. Jennifer Petersen. She explores free speech in her book, How Machines Came to Speak, published by @DukePress https://t.co/jzqVVThJps

Paperback, 2022

$27.95$13.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: In the Black Fantastic, Ekow Eshun

In the Black Fantastic

Ekow Eshun
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The Center for @PublicDiplomacy hosts writer & curator @EkowEshun to discuss the exhibition “In the Black Fantastic.” It celebrates the work of artists who draw on science fiction and myth to address racial injustice and explore alternative realities. https://t.co/CFyiD7jrQF https://t.co/EeLJWXfxyh

Hardcover, 2022

$39.95$19.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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