The writers’ room


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True Blood writer Alexander Woo (left), Heroes writer Natalie Chaidez and Family Guy writer Cherry Chevapravatdumrong discuss their experiences in the entertainment industry as part of a panel about TV writing. The Tuesday discussion was moderated by Master of Professional Writing Program faculty member Prince Gomolvilas.

Traditional film criticism finds new platform online


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With the rise of the digital age, it’s easy to say that traditional film criticism is dead. Blogs, Twitter, Facebook and myriad up-and-coming digital outlets have become the norm, pushing established film critics — many of whom started in print — out of the way. But it’s too much of a generalization to say that […]

USC must respect students’ free speech


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There was an embarassing incident last Thursday when an administration employee instructed Dept. of Public Safety officers to throw three doctorate students out of an event celebrating the groundbreaking of Wallis Annenberg Hall on suspicion of being protestors. The three second-year Ph.D. communication students — Alex Leavitt, Emma Bloomfield and Marcus Shepard — were falsely […]