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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Nelson Mandela Recovering After One Week In Hospital

Comments (0) | lung infection, Mandela, Mandla, Nation and World, Nelson Mandela, South Africa Dispatch

Jacqueline Jackson
Executive Producer

Nelson Mandela is recovering at the Pretoria hospital near his home.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Pistorius Investigator Charged With Attempted Murder

Comments (0) | bail hearing, Blade Runner, double amputee, hilton botha, International, investigation, murder trial, Nation and World, Olympic sprinter, Olympics, oscar pistorius, Pistorius murder trial, police, Reeva Steenkamp, South Africa, South Africa Dispatch

Briana Goodall
Executive Producer

Lead invesigator Hilton Botha has been taken off the case.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Pistorius Applied For 6 More Gun Licenses

Comments (0) | double amputee, International, International, murder trial, Olympic sprinter, Olympics, oscar pistorius, Pistorius murder trial, Reeva Steenkamp, South Africa Dispatch

Amanda Martinez
Executive Producer

The gun applications were refiled four days after Steenkamp was slain.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Pistorius Case Reveals Investigation Mishaps

Comments (0) | double amputee, International, International, murder trial, Olympic sprinter, Olympics, oscar pistorius, Pistorius murder trial, Reeva Steenkamp, South Africa Dispatch

Oscar Pistorius (Creative Commons)

Paige Brettingen
Executive Producer

How the investigation may have gone wrong.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Tin Shacks Replaced With Suburban Homes

Comments (0) | International, South Africa Dispatch

Hillel Aron

Residents of a poor village in South Africa seem hopeful about their new, free homes. But how will this change their lifestyle?

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Journalism In South Africa Improved With The World Cup

Comments (0) | International, South Africa Dispatch

Kevin Douglas Grant
Staff Reporter

African journalists are tired of outside media telling their stories.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

SPECIAL SERIES: Fending Off Sexual Advances At Chippa's Place

Comments (0) | International, South Africa Dispatch

Hillel Aron
Senior Editor

The World Cup is on t.v. at a popular hang-out in South Africa, but the locals would rather eat, flirt, drink and dance.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

SPECIAL SERIES: The Paper

Comments (0) | Nation and World, South Africa Dispatch

Hillel Aron
Senior Editor

Have you ever wondered what South African newspapers are like? Step back in time and you'll find out.

Follow USC Annenberg students blog as they explore Cape Town and discover South Africa. Read more...

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

SPECIAL SERIES: Die Antwoord Brings The Weird

Comments (0) | Nation and World, South Africa Dispatch

Kevin Grant
Senior Editor

SLIDESHOW: Die Antwoord’s performance at Coachella was the white South African dance-rappers’ first performance in the U.S. and the product of months’ worth of Internet buzz.

Follow USC Annenberg students blog as they explore Cape Town and discover South Africa. Read more...