Neon Tommy

Neon Tommy
Type Online news website
Owner(s) Annenberg Digital News
Publisher University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism
Editor Will Federman
Founded Spring 2009
Language English
Headquarters University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
United States
Circulation Undisclosed
Website neontommy.com

Neon Tommy is the online news publication sponsored by the Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism at the University of Southern California.

Publication

Neon Tommy is a web-only student publication. The website is considered a Los Angeles-based news source, focusing on Los Angeles and California, but also covering national and international stories.

The website offers students at the schools a platform through which to learn journalism.[1]

The website is regularly linked to by the Los Angeles Times, L.A. Weekly, LAist, The Huffington Post, Romenesko, Gawker, Yahoo!, CNN,[2] SB Nation and more.

History

The website launched in spring 2009 and received a redesign during summer 2010. The website receives nearly 4 million visitors annually, from more than 120 countries. The publication has produced notable alumni who have gone on to launch successful careers at The Los Angeles Times, The Voice of San Diego, The Atlantic, Yahoo News, and Time Inc.

In 2015, Neon Tommy moved its production offices from the West Wing of the Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism into the Julie Chen/Les Moonves & CBS Media Center[3] inside Wallis Annenberg Hall. It now shares the space with the school's other student media operations, Annenberg TV News and Annenberg Radio News. The publication's principal founder, Marc Cooper, also announced his retirement at the end of the 2014–2015 academic calendar year,[4] marking the end of a successful six-year run as the organization's faculty director.

Acclaim

Purpose

Unlike the Daily Trojan, USC's student newspaper, Neon Tommy does not report on events on campus.

It is operated, edited and managed by undergraduate and graduate students from all disciplines.[12]

Organization

A team of editors coordinates a staff of volunteers, who range from regular reporters to occasional contributors. 2014–2015 Editorial Staff:

References

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