
Norman Lear Center
@learcenter
Studying & Shaping the Impact of Entertainment & Media on Society. Based at @USCAnnenberg.
See also: @mediametrics (research) | @hollywdhealth (outreach)
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Trump has referred to journalism as “fake news” and journalists as “enemies of the people.” What could his second administration mean for news media in the US? Trump "is the commander-in-chief of retribution,” says Director Marty Kaplan. (gift article) on.ft.com/4eBNxvW

“People have been living in maximal consumption of Trump news for the last 10 years, and certainly the last year,” says Lear Center Director Marty Kaplan. “There’s a certain amount of exhaustion involved.” nytimes.com/2024/11/13/bus…

Native roles on television DOUBLED from 2021-2022, but representation is also about *the quality* of depictions. Fascinating study from @mediametrics + IllumiNative on native representation on TV: buff.ly/3YI6APc #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth


✨ Hollywood, Health & Society's 2024 #SentinelAwards ceremony is now viewable online! Check it out at lear.center/2024sentinelaw… ✨ Learn more about their annual gala at lear.center/2024sentinelaw… 🏆 #becausestoriesmatter

Kate Folb of Hollywood, Health & Society leads a panel on #caregiving in entertainment at the SIE Conference on 12/5 at the LA Skirball Center. With DJ Nash, showrunner #AMillionLittleThings; Jonny Freakin Gomez, writer #ThisisUs; and lydiastorie of Caring Across Generations #CareCantWait conference.siesociety.org

Our "Is #SystemicRacism Still a Thing?" video won an anthemawards! Thank you so much for the recognition ✨lear.center/racism-stillat… Art Not War RWJF

Congratulations to Hollywood, Health & Society for its #anthemaward win! Check out the video ""Is Systemic Racism Still a Thing?" here: youtu.be/0TveaGv_C_A?si…


Research Director Research Erica Rosenthal joins a roundtable on impact measurement at SIE Society's Impact+Profit Conference. It offer a chance for those in the field to ask questions related to research and monitoring. Dec 5 & 6. LA Skirball Center. conference.siesociety.org


HAPPENING TOMORROW! @hollywdhealth director @KateFolb will lead a discussion on #caregiving in entertainment at the SIE Society Conference, with panelists DJ Nash, showrunner of A Million Little Things ; Jonny Freakin Gomez, a writer on This Is Us ; and lydiastorie, culture change


On the anniversary of Norman Lear's passing, we at the Norman Lear Center pause to honor the legacy of a visionary who transformed television.



Thank you everyone who attended our panel last week tackling #caregiving in entertainment with @hollywdhealth director @KateFolb; DJ Nash, showrunner of A Million Little Things ; Jonny Freakin Gomez, a writer on This Is Us ; Morgan Sackett, EP of #AManOnTheInside; and lydiastorie, culture



Our Hollywood, Health & Society program connected The Pitt’s producers and writers with Dr. Sylvia Owusu-Ansah, whose experience as a medical director helped shaped the show’s plot points. Check out The Pitt on HBO Max. pitt.edu/pittwire/featu…


Some of the Media Impact Project team with our friend, Maxine, from UK Power of Pop 😃 #ASCJ #USC Norman Lear Center


Director Marty Kaplan on Hollywood’s shifting approach to diversity: “Really never, but especially right now, no studio wants its movie branded as a D.E.I. lesson.” nytimes.com/2025/03/20/bus…

ICYMI: Our Director Marty Kaplan was quoted in the New York Times on Hollywood’s shifting approach to diversity (gift article): nytimes.com/2025/03/20/bus…

