Photo permission
What if I want to use a photo from a today.usc.edu site (USC News, USC Trojan Family Magazine and Pressroom) or in Mosaic?
Write to our photo editor or digital asset manager.
USC University Communications
What does USC University Communications handle?
We handle USC News (USC’s main news and feature website) USC Trojan Family Magazine, news content on the usc.edu homepage, the USC News This Week (weekly) and TFM (monthly) email newsletters, media relations, the Pressroom directory of university experts, the primary USC social media channels, and visual assets in the university’s Mosaic digital asset management system. We do not handle the social media for individual schools, departments, programs or groups.
What does USC University Communications look for in content?
- Just-published research of general interest or high impact from USC faculty and students.
- Deeper features explaining the why? or who cares? behind ongoing lines of research.
- Windows into the lives of the people who make USC a special place.
- Advances in areas of high priority to the university, such as the convergence of science and engineering or recruitment of transformative faculty.
USC News
Who creates the content for USC News?
USC News relies on writers, photographers, video professionals, graphic artists and other communications staff in USC University Communications and within individual schools and institutes. USC News also occasionally uses freelancers.
I’m a USC communications staff member. How do I submit a story for USC News consideration?
Use our online form (the “portal”).
Where do I go if I have a story idea for USC News?
Submit your story through our online form. Or send your idea to the managing editor/online news.
USC News This Week email newsletter
Where do I go if I have a question about USC News This Week newsletter?
Write to our managing editor/online news. All faculty and staff receive the newsletter as an official university communication.
How do I sign up for the USC News This Week newsletter?
If you are faculty/staff, you receive USC News This Week at your email address of record. If you would like to opt in to our newsletter, sign up through the “Subscribe” box on the left.
USC Trojan Family Magazine
Where do I go if I have a story idea for USC Trojan Family Magazine?
Write to magazines@usc.edu.
USC.edu home page
Who do I contact if I have a question on stories for the usc.edu homepage?
Write to our managing editor/online news.
WordPress questions
Who do I contact if I have a question on uploading stories to USC News with WordPress?
Write to our managing editor/online news.