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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.”

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Local L.A. Voters Still Believe In Democracy

Comments (0) | 2014 Midterm Election Coverage, democracy, Elections 2014, Los Angeles, Los Angeles and Region, los angeles county, midterm elections, senate race, vermont avenue elementary school, voter turnout

At a Los Angeles polling station, local voters still believe their vote counts. (Arielle Samuelson/Neon Tommy)

Arielle Samuelson
Web Producer

While midterm elections have come and gone, one lesson remains- L.A. voters think their voice counts.

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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.”

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How Logging Onto Facebook Can Affect The Election

Comments (0) | 2014 Midterm Election Coverage, button, Elections 2014, experiment, Facebook, research, social media, Technology, voter turnout, voting

Facebook voting button 2010. (playerx/Flickr Creative Commons)

Belinda Cai
Web Producer

The "I'm a Voter" buttons carry more weight than you may think.

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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

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Violence And Mudslinging As Indian Election Enters Phase 6

Comments (0) | anand, attack, Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP, gunfight, India, India parliament, Indian election, International, Jharkhand, Kashmir, Michelle Toh, Narendra Modi, National Congress Party, parliamentary election, polling officials, Rahul Gandhi, rebels, Varanasi, violence, voter turnout, voting

Supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Trivandrum, Kerala in April 2014. (Creative Commons/gordontour)

Michelle Toh
Assistant News Editor

Protests, gunfire and a show of confidence from Modi as the election surges on.

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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.

 

America's Political Apathy: Legitimately aPathetic

Comments (3) | america is the greatest country on earth, apathy, democratization, elections, Fourth of July, generation x, greatest, Independence Day, make the world safe for democracy, millenials, Opinion, political apathy, politics, President, Presidential Election, Sports, spread democracy, Super Bowl, vap, voter turnout, voting, voting age population, westernization

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Calum Hayes
Columnist

More Americans watch the Super Bowl than vote.

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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

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Why LA Voters Are Staying Home

Comments (0) | 2013 L.A. Mayoral election, Eric Garcetti, LA mayor race, Los Angeles, voter turnout, wendy greuel

Low voter turnout in LA is nothing new (Trazomfreak via Flickr)

Lauren Madow
Executive Producer

Theories on LA's low voter turnout.

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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

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L.A. County Democratic Party Can't Decide On Mayoral Candidate

Comments (0) | candidates, Democrats, election, Eric Garcetti, LA County Democratic Party, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Primary vote, UTLA, voter turnout, Votes, wendy greuel

Eric Parra
Executive Producer

Between Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel, the votes weren't enough to decide.

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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

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The Truth About Hugo Chávez

Comments (15) | anti-imperialist, ap, bolivarian revolution, bolivarianism, Chavez, chavez death, Communism, democracy, Hugo Chavez, imperialism, Jimmy Carter, Latin America, latin american politics, Literacy, mark weisbrot, Media, nationalization, new york times, oil, Opinion, socialism, u.s. hegemony, United States, Venezuela, Venezuela social programs, venezuelan elections, voter registration, voter turnout

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Linda Fawaz
Contributor

Chávez’s legacy will live on for those who have bothered to look beyond the headlines.

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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.

 

L.A. Mayoral Election Stirs Apathy In Youth Vote

Comments (0) | 2013 los angeles city elections, 2013 los angeles mayoral race, l.a. election, la election, LA Mayoral race, Los Angeles, los angeles mayor race, mayoral race, student voters, voter turnout

The student vote in particular seemed to be missing in Tuesday's election. (Neon Tommy)

Hayley Burgess
Staff Reporter

Many students felt ill-informed about Tuesday's mayoral election.

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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.

 

Twitter Users' Picks For Los Angeles Mayor

Comments (1) | Antonio Villaraigosa, candidate, Deficit, election, emanuel pleitez, Eric Garcetti, health care, Jan Perry, kevin james, l.a. election, la election, Los Angeles, los angeles mayor, mayoral, pension, profile, Proposition A, race, reaction, Sales Tax, Storify, students, Twitter, USC, voter turnout, wendy greuel

(Brad Wollack/Twitter).

Vicki Chen
Executive Producer

Voters had mixed feelings about the race as polls opened on Election Day.

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