USC Annenberg Innovation Lab

Thank you for hosting us today at the - what a fun time!

Thanks so much and for helping us get here!

Come meet +7 more authors of We Are Civic Media on Saturday 1:45-2:30pm - Get your copy SIGNED at the tent - 93 in the Cardinal Zone, just outside the Student Union!

Come meet Pratik Nyaupane +7 more authors of We Are Civic Media on Saturday 1:45-2:30pm - Get your copy SIGNED at the tent - 93 in the Cardinal Zone, just outside the Student Union!

Come meet Tyree Boyd-Pates +7 more authors of We Are Civic Media on Saturday 1:45-2:30pm - Get your copy SIGNED at the tent - 93 in the Cardinal Zone, just outside the Student Union!

DEADLINE EXTENDED! Submit your Expression of Interest before midnight (PT) on February 22!

What is it? A program empowering artists, creators, storytellers, innovators, organizers, strategists and others working at the intersections of media, technology and culture to further hone their practice through eight months of exploration and collaboration with a dynamic, diverse, and amazing cohort of Fellows. Based at the USC Annenberg Innovation Lab with amazing support from

Who’s it For? We welcome interest from people using diverse forms of media and technology with participatory practices to advance social progress in ways that defy easy categorization, recombining areas including the arts, curation, journalism, history, video, music, food, textiles, writing, technology and much more. We prioritize perspectives, voices, and issues which have been historically under-represented and marginalized.

Why do we do it? These leaders and the resources we develop collectively to empower them also help to strengthen and expand the field of civic media—the use of today’s technologies to create and harness media that connects with communities, inspires action, builds civic capacity and helps sustain social change efforts.

TIMELINE:
Feb 2-22 - submit the Application of Interest
Mar 16-30 - selected candidates will be invited to complete the full application (all candidates will be notified)

LINK IN BIO! Read our FAQ for all details!

Calling all civic media practitioners 📣 You still have until midnight PT, Feb 20 to submit your Expression of Interest for the 2026-27 cohort of the Civic Media Fellowship!

What is it? A program empowering artists, creators, storytellers, innovators, organizers, strategists and others working at the intersections of media, technology and culture to further hone their practice through eight months of exploration and collaboration with a dynamic, diverse, and amazing cohort of Fellows. Based at the USC Annenberg Innovation Lab with amazing support from

Who’s it For? We welcome interest from people using diverse forms of media and technology with participatory practices to advance social progress in ways that defy easy categorization, recombining areas including the arts, curation, journalism, history, video, music, food, textiles, writing, technology and much more. We prioritize perspectives, voices, and issues which have been historically under-represented and marginalized.

Why do we do it? These leaders and the resources we develop collectively to empower them also help to strengthen and expand the field of civic media—the use of today’s technologies to create and harness media that connects with communities, inspires action, builds civic capacity and helps sustain social change efforts.

TIMELINE:
Feb 2-20 - submit the Application of Interest
Mar 16-30 - selected candidates will be invited to complete the full application (all candidates will be notified)

LINK IN BIO! Read our FAQ for all details!