Journalists from broadcast, cable, print, and online sources turn to Bedrosian faculty and student researchers for their expertise, as resources to inform complex policy issues. Here are links to some of the pieces in which our faculty are quoted.
Los Angeles Times quoted Ange-Marie Hancock Alfaro of the USC Dornsife College on how Harris’ election may be proof that voting can bring about change. “In a time when we have a battered democracy, it will restore some sense of trust.” Full article here
Los Angeles Times featured Ange-Marie Hancock Alfaro of the USC Dornsife College on the significance of electing Sen. Kamala Harris as the country’s next vice president. “[My family and I] were very concerned that America, other voters in other states, would still not be progressive enough to vote for Harris. Read more…
KNX 1070 AM interviewed Richard Green of the USC Lusk Center on the notable lack of support for rent control in California. “I think people worry about having the ability to do what they like with their property interfered with”
KCRW-FM and KNX 1070 AM featured Jody Armour of the USC Gould School on George Gascón becoming the next district attorney of Los Angeles. “His victory was the result of strong grassroots organizing by Black Lives Matter L.A. I really see it as a triumph of the possibility of protests Read more…
Politico featured Christian Grose of the USC Schwarzenegger Institute on who Gov. Gavin Newsom would choose to replace Sen. Kamala Harris. “I don’t think anyone exactly meets what California voters say they want.” Full article here
Fox News Los Angeles affiliate KTTV-TV featured Jody Armour of the USC Gould School on the importance of Black voter turnout in the 2020 election. “The Black vote is the backbone of the Democratic Party for sure. It has been the most loyal and reliable constituency. It helped to pull Read more…
Los Angeles Times quoted Ange-Marie Hancock Alfaro of the USC Dornsife College on the significance of an entirely female L.A. County Board of Supervisors. “I can’t think of another example in the entire United States where you will have five women having control of … the largest county in the entire Read more…
Fox News Los Angeles affiliate KTTV-TV featured Jody Armour of the USC Gould School on issues around supposed voter fraud. “The claim of voter fraud that is widespread doesn’t have a lot of empirical support from the studies I’ve seen, but that doesn’t mean that a lot of people aren’t Read more…
KPCC-FM interviewed Erroll Southers. “A poll watcher’s real responsibility is to watch and report issues to polling place authorities and party officials” Full interview here
NBC News Los Angeles affiliate KNBC-TV featured Erroll Southers of the USC Price School on the issues that voters could have faced at the ballot box. “I want to tell people that voting is safe. Everyone who is legally entitled to vote has to have the opportunity to do so. Read more…
Vox cited research by Jane Junn and Christian Grose of the USC Dornsife College that suggests Republicans are more likely to question the victim’s behavior in cases of alleged sexual misconduct. Full article here
Spectrum News 1 featured Christian Grose of the USC Dornsife College on how the legal challenges regarding the 2000 election could be repeated in 2020. “The window of time is really between Election Day, when everyone casts their ballots, and then when the electors meet in early December. That’s the only Read more…
Spectrum News 1 featured Christian Grose of the USC Dornsife College on key swing states like Florida and North Carolina to watch on Election Day. “If you’re watching the elections, pay attention to the exit polls. They’ll be released afterward, but also, if the states are too close, you’ll probably just Read more…
CALmatters quoted Jody Armour of the USC Gould School on the changing perception of political candidates who are endorsed by law enforcement. “It used to be something prideful, to have police union endorsements. Now it may be stigmatized.” Full article here
Los Angeles Times quoted Frank Zerunyan of the USC Price School on mechanisms to remove the democratically elected L.A. County Sheriff. “[H]e’s using the Constitution to his favor, rightfully so, to be honest. I can’t blame him for saying what he’s saying.” Full article here
Los Angeles Times featured Richard Green of the USC Lusk Center on California’s history in losing corporate headquarters to other states. “We have been losing corporate headquarters for a long time, particularly here in Southern California. But we have a history of creating really small companies and turning them into Read more…
CW News Los Angeles affiliate KTLA-TV featured Erroll Southers of the USC Price School on a de-escalation training for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s department. “It’s really difficult to take emotion out of the equation, especially when the vast majority of academy training focuses on self-preservation.”
Fox News Atlanta affiliate WAGA-TV featured grants distributed by the USC Schwarzenegger Institute to reopen polling places in Georgia. “The key credit is to Arnold Schwarzenegger, who decided this was a need across Georgia and much of the rest of the South.” Full article here
Spectrum News 1 interviewed Erroll Southers on why Angelenos support Black Lives Matter yet remain uncertain about defunding the police. “But the other thing I find interesting about ‘defunding the police’ is that even though African Americans and Latinx people were stopped three-to-four times more than white Angelenos, those communities of Read more…
USA Today featured Erroll Southers of the USC Price School on last night’s presidential debates. “The evening was a smattering of Trump rambling and Biden’s calculated talking points. It was unfortunate that the candidates did not delve into the imminent threat of white supremacist terrorism, systemic racism, inequality, division and Read more…
NPR featured Jody Armour of the USC Gould School on the efforts to unseat Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey. “Her strongest critics are also Black women. And so there’s growing understanding that representational politics alone are not enough.” Listen here
KPCC-FM interviewed Jody Armour of the USC Gould School on the potential impact of San Francisco’s CAREN Act, which gives the targets of racist 9-1-1 calls the right to sue the caller. “There are real risks that are generated by false reports to the police about blacks.” Listen here
Los Angeles Times featured LaVonna Lewis of the USC Price School on California’s plan to test FDA-approved vaccines. “Trusted agents make a difference. If I don’t trust the messenger, then it’s very difficult for me to believe the message. Trying to find ways to again restore some confidence in the Read more…
Los Angeles Times quoted Jody Armour of the USC Gould School on the negative community impact of hunting for crimes during routine stops. “It really robs people of their full participation in core community activities. It starts to make second-class citizens out of people in stereotyped groups.” Full article here
Los Angeles Times quoted Richard Green of the USC Lusk Center and Gary Painter of the USC Price School on the impact Prop. 21 may have on lower-income residents. “You have these places being vacated and you have rents falling very rapidly.” Full article here