2024

Variety. Lyn Lear Writing Book on Norman Lear’s Philosophy and Sayings as She Reflects on Her Late Husband’s Legacy. Oct 17, 2024
The Hollywood Reporter: ‘Hacks,’ ‘Abbott Elementary’ and ‘The Morning Show’ Among 2024 Sentinel Awards Winners. Oct 6, 2024.
Deadline: ‘Hacks,’ ‘Abbott Elementary,’ ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Among 2024 Sentinel Award Winners. Oct 6, 2024.
Variety: ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’ ‘Hacks,’ ‘The Simpsons’ Among Series to Be Honored By HH&S’s Sentinel Awards. Oct 6, 2024.
IndieWire: ‘The Morning Show,’ ‘Abbott Elementary,’ ‘Hacks,’ and More Win at 2024 Sentinel Awards. Oct 6, 2024.
The Wrap: ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’ ‘Abbott Elementary,’ ‘Morning Show’ to Be Honored at Sentinel Awards. Oct 6, 2024.
The Contending: Sentinel Awards Announce 2024 Winners Celebrating 11 TV Series Making a Difference. Oct 6, 2024.
The Wrap. Norman Lear Center Launches New Initiative to Research Latino Representation on TV. Oct 9, 2024.
People. SNL Alum Laraine Newman set to host Hollywood, Health & Society's Sentinel Awards. Oct 1, 2024
HeatMap. Where Are All the Fictional Movies About Climate Change?. Sep 20, 2024.
Making Peace Visible. Elevating nonviolent narratives in Hollywood. Jul 2024.
Asharq Al-Awsat. Viewers in Saudi Arabia and Egypt want stories and TV characters that “similar to them.” (Arabic) Jun 6, 2024.
People. Norman Lear's Producing Partner Reflects on Creating Maude 1972 Abortion Episode: 'It's a Slice of Life'. Jun 4, 2024.
New York Times. Liberals Find a TV Prescription for Election Jitters: Monday Nights. Jun 3, 2024.
ABC. Norman Lear honored with star-studded readings of 'Maude' and 'Good Times.' Jun 3, 2024.
IndieWire. The ‘Maude’ Abortion Episode Wouldn’t Air Today — Norman Lear Tried, and ‘It Wasn’t Green Lit.’ Jun 2, 2024.
Laughing Place. How Norman Lear’s Legacy Continues to Inspire Change Through Scripted Storytelling. May 31, 2024.
The Austin Chronicle. Five Deeper-Cut Panels to Catch at ATX TV Festival. May 29, 2024.
Los Angeles Times. Two studies find an increase in mental health portrayals on TV, and they’re more positive. May 9, 2024.
Beyond Politics. The Best Movie About Politics Isn’t What You Think. Apr 8, 2024.
Connecticut Public Radio. A look at our ‘toxic love story’ with plastic. Mar 25, 2024.
Rolling Stone. How Hollywood Is Crafting A New Climate Change Narrative. Feb 22, 2024.
AFP. Don't Blame Me: Taylor Swift's influence attracts conspiracy theories. Jan 12, 2024.
New York Times. In Frothy Awards Season, What Role Will Israel-Hamas War Play? Jan 6, 2024.

2023

The Hollywood Reporter. Norman Lear’s Legacy of Inclusive Storytelling: “He Was a Conscience for America” Dec 11, 2023.
The Hollywood Reporter. ‘Fleishman Is in Trouble,’ ‘Mrs. Davis’ Among 2023 Sentinel Awards Winners, as Norman Lear’s Wife Lyn Pays Tribute to the Icon. Dec 6, 2023.
Deadline. ‘Grey’s Anatomy’, ‘The Diplomat’, ‘Tiny Beautiful Things’ Among Winners At Sentinel Awards. Dec 6, 2023.
Variety. USC Annenberg’s Norman Lear Center Reveals Sentinel Awards Winners; Host Larry Wilmore Pays Tribute to the TV Icon. Dec 6, 2023.
Awards Daily. 2023 Sentinel Awards Announce Honorees Including ‘Fleishman,’ ‘Mrs. Davis,’ ‘Grey’s Anatomy’. Dec 6, 2023.
Deadline. Lyn Lear’s Statement Read At Sentinel Awards About Husband Norman Lear: “He Would Want Us To Laugh”. Dec 6, 2023.
The Wrap. Norman Lear’s Wife, Lyn Lear, Says TV Icon ‘Would Want Us to Laugh’ After His Death at 101. Dec 6, 2023.
Awards Radar. Norman Lear Honored at the 2023 Sentinel Awards. Dec 6, 2023.
Popternative. Winners Announced For The 2023 Sentinel Awards. Dec 6, 2023.
Daily Motion MSN. Peyton List and Sarah Yarkin 2023 Sentinel Awards Red Carpet Arrivals. Dec 6, 2023.
New York Times. Norman Lear, Whose Comedies Changed the Face of TV, Is Dead at 101. Dec 6, 2023.
The Messenger Entertainment. Kathryn Hahn, Debbie Allen, Adam Brody Announced As Presenters for 2023 Sentinel Awards. Nov 28, 2023.
Politico. I Wrote a Movie About a Con Man Elected to Congress. I Never Imagined Anyone Could Actually Pull It Off. Nov 28, 2023.
Dateline. Deaths On Scripted Television Are “Overwhelmingly Violent” & Don’t Show Full Range Of End-Of-Life Options. Nov 7, 2023.
BELatina. Interview: Latinas Gloria Calderón Kellett and Soraya Giaccardi Talk About the Need for Genuine Latino Representation in Media. Oct 4, 2023.
Hollywood Reporter. ‘Bel-Air’ Executive Producer Anthony Sparks Set to Headline Hollywood Health & Society’s Do the Write Thing. Sep 27, 2023.
Forbes. Hollywood, Health & Society Hosts ‘Do The Write Thing’ Mixer And Panel For Entertainment Industry Creatives. Aug 14, 2023.
Deadline Hollywood. Norman Lear Is “Living In The Moment” As He Turns 101. Jul 27, 2023.
NPR. Climate change is our reality — so why wouldn't it appear on reality TV? Jul 7, 2023.
Variety. Partnerships: Lear Center partners with Caring Across Generations to study caregiving storyline on ‘This is Us.” Jun 15, 2023.
Sun News Austin. How Hollywood Channels Information about Health, Safety, and Security. Jun 15, 2023.
Variety. USC’s Norman Lear Center Releases Media Guidelines for Depictions of Safe Gun Use in Entertainment. May 23, 2023.
The Wrap. 1 in 3 TV Shows Depict a Character Discharging a Firearm, New Study Finds. May 23, 2023.
Deadline Hollywood. USC’s Norman Lear Center Report Urges Hollywood To Re-Examine Gun Violence In Films & TV Shows. May 23, 2023.
Hollywood Reporter. ‘Dragnet,’ Children’s Entertainment Highlighted in New USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center Gun Safety Study and Guide. May 23, 2023.
Reuters. Hollywood needs to depict safer gun use in film and TV. May 25, 2023.
Annenberg Media. Hollywood, Health & Society at USC Norman Lear Center debuts timely resource for the portrayal of gun safety in the media. May 23, 2023.
Hollywood Reporter. ‘Dragnet,’ Children’s Entertainment Highlighted in New USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center Gun Safety Study and Guide. May 23, 2023.
Deadline Hollywood. USC’s Norman Lear Center Report Urges Hollywood To Re-Examine Gun Violence In Films & TV Shows. May 23, 2023.
Variety. USC’s Norman Lear Center Releases Media Guidelines for Depictions of Safe Gun Use in Entertainment. May 23, 2023.
Hollywood Reporter. ATX TV Festival Adds Writers Strike Conversation With Damon Lindelof, Julie Plec and More. May 17, 2023.
Grist. The next cameo on your favorite TV show could be climate change. May 17, 2023.
Washington Post. Audiences want a different climate change message. Hollywood should deliver. May 17, 2023
Annenberg Media. Extrapolations: Visualizing climate realities through fiction. May 16, 2023.
Financial Times. ‘Spectacle of lies’: the blowback from CNN’s town hall with Donald Trump. May 12, 2023.
Becker’s Hospital Review. What medical dramas get right — and wrong — about hospital work. Apr 14, 2023.
New York Times. Welcome back to the Trump show. Mar 31, 2023
KXAN-TV. Mentions of climate change in scripted entertainment largely absent. Mar 27, 2023.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Post-'The Whale,' Pitt researchers to study fat representation in film, TV. Mar 23, 2023.
Forbes. 68 Climate Leaders Changing The Film And TV Industry. Mar 19, 2023.
The Atlantic. Climate activists are turning their attention to Hollywood. Mar 16, 2023.
The Hill. Fox News takes the hits, but its audience looks resilient. Mar 12, 2023.
New York Times. Hollywood's Climate Advisor. Mar 10, 2023.
Time. Academy Award Best Picture Nominees are Increasingly Grappling with Climate Change. Mar 9, 2023.
Fast Company.  'The Visuals of Today Help Create the Reality of Tomorrow:’ Why Hollywood is Finally Tackling Climate Change Onscreen. February 28, 2023.
San Diego Union Tribune. Landmark 1968 documentary ‘Black on Black’ debuts on YouTube. Feb 23, 2023.
Hollywood Reporter. Norman Lear, George Takei, Marla Gibbs Show They’re “Still in the Game” in New Campaign. Feb 22, 2023.

2022

NPR. How Hollywood gets wildfires all wrong — much to the frustration of firefighters. Dec 27, 2022.
USA Today. Despite gains, immigrant characters on TV remain one-dimensional and too often linked to crime. Dec 18, 2022.
Forbes. Define American Releases In-Depth Research On Immigrant Representation On Television. Dec 14, 2022.
The Hollywood Reporter. Latino Immigrant Representation on TV Decreases, Black and API Immigrants Up. Dec 6, 2022.
Financial Times. Amazon’s ‘The Rig’ shows how TV drama is waking up to the climate crisis. Dec 2022.
Los Angeles Times. The Climate Crisis is Ready for its Close Up. Nov 7, 2022.
The Hollywood Reporter. Good Energy Project, USC’s Media Impact Lab Release New Study on the Presence of Climate Change in Scripted Entertainment. Oct 12, 2022.
Variety. Scripted TV and Movies Ignore Climate Change Concerns in Storytelling. Oct 12, 2022.
Teen Vogue. TV Shows Are Starting to Reference Climate Change In Plots and Dialogue. Oct 10, 2022.
AARP. 'This Is Us' Reduced Dementia Stigma. Oct 4, 2022.
The Hollywood Reporter. Yvette Nicole Brown to Host 2022 Sentinel Awards. Oct 3, 2022.
Deadline Hollywood. TV Gun Violence “Ubiquitous,” Victims “Disproportionately” White & “Rare” Depictions Of Gun Safety Have “Positive” Impacts On Viewers. Sep 29, 2022.
The Hollywood Reporter. ‘Reservation Dogs,’ ‘Abbott Elementary’ Among Sentinel Awards Honorees. Sep 16, 2022.
Prevention. A New Study Finds ‘This Is Us’ Helped Destigmatize Alzheimer’s Disease—Here’s How. Sep 12, 2022.
Today Show. ‘This Is Us’ has created positive change for the Alzheimer’s community, study finds. Sep 9, 2022.
HealthDay News. How 'This is Us." put the Alzheimer's care in the spotlight. Sep 1, 2022.
The 19th. Movies and TV don’t portray how domestic workers really live, new report shows. Jul 6, 2022.
CURE Today. Lights, Camera, Cancer: A Look at How the Disease Is Portrayed in the Media. Jun 22, 2022.
Fast Company. Hollywood’s portrayal of domestic workers is a barrier to their real-life humanization. Jun 15, 2022.
The Wrap: Domestic Workers Call for Hollywood to Clean Up Its Act Depicting Their Lives on Screen. Jun 14, 2022.
The Globe and Mail. Prime-time Jan. 6 hearing was gripping portrayal of Donald Trump as mastermind behind effort to overturn election. Jun 9, 2022.
PENN Today. How do media depictions of tobacco influence smoking decisions for young adults? Jun 1, 2022.
CNN. Hollywood barely talks about the climate crisis. This group wants to change that. Apr 22, 2022.
The New York Times. Disney, Built on Fairy Tales and Fantasy, Confronts the Real World. Apr 17, 2022.
Deadline. Disney Takes Heat Over Public Stance on Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” Law, But NBCUniversal And Other Studios Keep Away. Apr 6, 2022.
Associated Press. From Hollywood’s illusion factory, some unexpected reality. Mar 29, 2022.
Associated Press. In wartime battle over imagery, so far it hasn’t been close. Mar 2, 2022.
Plastics News. A Hollywood Push to Snub Single-use Plastics on Screen. Feb 7, 2022. 

2021

HIV at 40. When It Comes to HIV and AIDS, the Screen Has Gone Blank. Dec 1, 2021.
Washington Post. Joan Didion, who chronicled American decadence and hypocrisy, dies at 87. Dec 23, 2021.
Treehugger.com. Research Aims to 'Flip the Script' on Single-Use Plastics in Hollywood. Nov 5, 2021.
The Wall Street Journal. Do Covid-19 Vaccines Belong on TV? Hollywood Can't Decide. Oct 15, 2021.
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee. What Western Media Gets Wrong About Africa. Jun 30, 2021.
NPR. How TV Dramas Informed And Misinformed Perceptions Of The War On Drugs. Jun 18, 2021.
CNBC. The Covid-19 Vaccine Script That TV Shows Are Using to Fight Fear and Misinformation. Apr 8, 2021.
Variety. TV’s War on Poverty: Showrunners Talk Changing Portrayals of Class. Mar 25, 2021.
The Conversation. A Very Special Episode: How TV Shows Can Be Powerful Tools for Public Health. Mar 14, 2021
PopSugar. Why Political Activism Can't — and Shouldn't — Stop After the Inauguration. Jan 20, 2021.
Los Angeles Times. Could TV Writers Help Curb the Pandemic? This Group Thinks So. Jan 15, 2021.
Variety. Positive COVID-19 Messaging on TV Can Persuade Resistant Viewers, the Protective Coalition Says. Jan 13, 2021.

2020

Cronkite News. Immigrants and TV. Dec 7, 2020.
The Modesto Bee. Disney Jr.’s Doc McStuffins, “The Doc Is In” Model Healthy Habits and Diversity. Dec 2, 2020.
CNN. These three charts show Trump and Biden's favorite TV shows for campaign ads. Oct 27, 2020.
The Hollywood Reporter. Abortion, Racism, Sexual Assault and National Security: How Sentinel Awards Honor TV's Toughest Topics. Oct 21, 2020.
The Hollywood Reporter. Rainn Wilson, Parisa Fitz-Henley Team to Honor Impactful TV. Oct 8, 2020.
The Wrap. Why Immigrant Storylines on TV Are So Important for Real-Life Immigration Issues. Sep 23, 2020.
Deadline. Define American Report Finds Representation Of Immigrants On Television Needs Improvement. Sep 23, 2020.
The Huffington Post. Researchers Studied A Year Of Scripted TV. Immigrant Stories Still Don’t Reflect Reality. Sep 23, 2020.
USA Today. Study: TV shows exaggerate the number of undocumented immigrants, but nuanced portrayals can educate. Sep 23, 2020.
Quartz. US immigrants are three times more likely to be undocumented on TV than in real life. Sep 23, 2020.
The Guardian. Immigrant representation on TV over-emphasizes criminality, study finds. Sep 23, 2020.
The Hollywood Reporter. TV Portrayals of Immigrants Often Emphasize Undocumented Status, Study Finds. Sep 23, 2020.
Variety. Immigrant Stories on TV are Predominantly Latinx and About Deportation (Study). Sep 23, 2020.
Los Angeles Times. These TV shows are changing the way we see immigrants, a new study finds. Sep 23, 2020.
Morning Consult. America’s most beloved shows differ from this year's Emmy nominees. Sep 16, 2020.
New York Times. Color of Change: Tackling systemic racism one strategy at a time. Sep 5, 2020.
CNN. What many Africans are hoping to see in Beyonce's 'Black is King.' Jul 28, 2020.
Variety. DACA workers need industry's help to make their Hollywood dreams come true. Jun 23, 2020.
Daily News. 'Images matter': Television's fictional men and women in blue have swayed the public perception of police work. Jun 15, 2020.
​The Washington Post. Police officers are often glorified on TV shows. Here's what it looks like when they aren't. Jun 10, 2020.
Los Angeles Times. News analysis: Dick Wolf packed TV with hero cops. Critics say that's part of what's 'killing us'. Jun 9, 2020.
Los Angeles Times. Want to talk about policing on TV? Here are some damning stats you should know. Jun 5, 2020.
​USA Today. Coronavirus masks set the tone in fashion, politics and industry. Jun 2, 2020.
IndieWire. Crime TV series distort your understanding of law enforcement, survey says. Jun 1, 2020.
Africa.com. The true cost of Africa's narrative. May 2020.
​CNN. Your favorite crime shows hinder this life-and-death cause. Mar 9, 2020.
Deadline. 'Raven's Home' Spotlights Vaping in a Special Episode on Disney Channel, Complete With Cast Message. Feb 21, 2020.
The New York Times. Netflix's Stranger Things Raised Awareness About Rare Disorder. Feb 21, 2020.
Chicago Tribune. Do cop shows like ‘Chicago P.D.’ reinforce misperceptions about race and criminal justice? A new study says yes. Feb 11, 2020.
National Public Radio. TV cop shows affect real-world policing, study says. Feb 6, 2020.
BoingBoing. A new study further confirms that most crime TV shows are good PR for cops. Jan 27, 2020.
Variety. Netflix, NBC, ABC lead in depictions of wrongful actions by people of color in crime dramas, study finds. Jan 21, 2020.
IndieWire. New study reveals how crime TV series distort understanding of race and criminal justice system. Jan 21, 2020.

2019

Forbes. A study about the portrayal of immigrants on television offers surprising results. Dec 31, 2019.
Washington Post. Hallmark’s Christmas movies are part of a culture war their viewers are losing. Dec 23, 2019.
NBC News. 'Touching and Triggering': 'Knives Out' sparks question of how to tell immigration stories. Dec 20, 2019.
Reuters. Grey's Anatomy Episode on Sexual Assault Raised Viewer Awareness. Dec 2, 2019.
The Hollywood Reporter. 'Euphoria' Creator Sam Levinson Opens Up About Addiction at Norman Lear's Sentinel Awards. Nov 7, 2019.
The Washington Post. Planned Parenthood Goes to Hollywood. Sep 23, 2019.
Newsy. Reality and Commentary: Experts explain TV's immigration storylines. Aug 27, 2019.
California Health Care Foundation. Can Hollywood Change Attitudes About Addiction and Mental Health? Aug 19, 2019.
Washington Tech Policy Podcast. Johanna Blakley: TV and Politics (Ep. 196). Aug 14, 2019.
The New York Times. As America Debates Abortion, Hollywood Seeks the Realities. Jul 18, 2019.
The Conversation. Liberals and conservatives have wildly different TV-viewing habits, Johanna Blakley. Jul 1, 2019.
Newsy. Study: Your Favorite Show Might Say A Lot About Your Politics. Apr 30, 2019.
The A.V. Club. Bones, Pawn Stars, and Criminal Minds Might Save Our Fractured Country. Apr 26, 2019.
Washington Examiner. What’s on TV? Madeline Fry. Apr 26, 2019.
Poynter. It’s Blue vs. Red in TV Viewership Habits. Apr 25, 2019.
LA Times. TV Shows ‘Bones’ and ‘Criminal Minds’ Cross Political Divides, a New Study Finds. Apr 24, 2019.
Deadline Hollywood. Study Finds Surprising Connections Between TV Preference And Political Beliefs. Apr 24, 2019.
Vulture. New Study Finds Both Conservatives and Liberals Like Bones. Apr 24, 2019.
National Public Radio. So…Does American TV Ever Mention Africa? Mar 30, 2019.
The Verge. Why It Matters 'Madam Secretary' Is Fighting Vaccine Misinformation. Mar 26, 2019.
The Hollywood Reporter. Michael Douglas Discusses Upcoming Nuclear-Themed Projects on 40th Anniversary of 'China Syndrome' Mar 21, 2019.
Los Angeles Magazine. Michael Douglas, Ted Lieu, and Showrunners Gather to Talk Politics, TV, and Nuclear War. Mar 19, 2019.
SCADConnector. Witness a Gory Surprise from the aTVfest panel ‘The Science of ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Storytelling’ Feb 14, 2019.