Here's your USD News Connect — where each week the University of San Diego media relations team offers expert voices to speak on stories impacting our community. If you're interested in the stories below, or need experts for any other topic you might be working on, don't hesitate to reach out to us at press@sandiego.edu.*
|
Political TV Ads’ Impact on California’s ‘News Deserts’
|
Nikki Usher, associate professor of communication, recently authored an op-ed in the Los Angeles Times about political TV ads and their impact on so-called "news deserts," places that have no local news or are severely under-resourced for local news. Usher is available to speak about how news deserts could lead to misinformation on ballot measures and political candidates and why they believe state and federal political advertising regulations could help deter this.
|
National Women's Small Business Month: Tips for Women Entrepreneurs to Avoid "Tightroping" to Fit in at Work
|
Tara Ceranic Salinas, professor of business ethics, has been doing research to help women by focusing on the impact of a term she coined called, "tightroping”. "Tightroping" is used to describe how women feel the need to balance themselves on a tightrope to fit in at the workplace. Ceranic Salinas noticed this unhealthy balance within herself, and other female colleagues, and decided to write a book on the topic. Ceranic Salinas can share how the narratives women are told can hold them back at work, how the idea of work-life balance needs shifting and ways companies can develop a more welcoming, inclusive corporate culture. She was also featured on the USD Media Relations Team’s podcast to discuss this topic.
|
The Importance of Día de los Muertos
|
Ahead of Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, on November 1st, Antonieta Mercado, associate professor of communication and director of the Latin American studies program, is available to speak about the importance of Día de los Muertos. She can also speak about how the USD community is celebrating the annual tradition. Altars on campus will be open to visitors November 2nd-3rd. Also, USD will be hosting an event on November 2nd, where José González, a member of the Ñuu Savi (Mixtec) community in San Diego, will talk about the significance of the Day of the Dead for Indigenous people.
|
* Please note that times of availability will vary according to professors' schedules.
|
|
|
|
|
Subscribe to USD Media Relations Team’s New Podcast “At the Edge of it All”
|
The USD Media Relations team launched a podcast that features interviews with people in the USD community. The goal of the “At the Edge of it All” podcast is to provide a source of learning to listeners as the podcast hosts interview professors and learn more about their area of study – covering topics ranging from climate change to mental health. Podcast episodes are offered in both English and Spanish, when available. New episodes are released every Wednesday.
|
|
|
Office of Media Relations
University of San Diego
5998 Alcalá Park, San Diego, CA 92110
|
|
|
|
|
