Center for the Digital Future - Mission Statement

The USC Annenberg School Center for the Digital Future was founded on the belief that the best communication policy flows from high-quality and rigorous research on the structure and impact of mass media and new technology. The Center is committed to working closely with members of all policy communities from government, industry, academia, journalists, parents and concerned national and international citizens to ensure that good policy comes from a rational and reasoned set of assumptions based on meaningful research. All our research, conferences, briefings and public events are geared to providing the information all policy makers need to make the best possible decisions. To that end, the Center has been, and continues to be, committed to doing work that has a real and beneficial effect on people's lives and maximizes the positive impacts of mass media and communication technology.