The Annenverse

Resilience and Storytelling with ASCJ Alum Ethan Ward

USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism

Host Skye Lee talks with Ethan Ward, an entrepreneur, award winning journalist, and USC Annenberg alum. Ethan shares how he went from living in his car while attending community college to earning degrees in journalism and public diplomacy at USC. He discusses how the Annenberg Media Center shaped his career, why he founded his media company Heat Drawn, and what inspired his podcast Reputation. The conversation explores his studies in human computer interaction and his mission to amplify underrepresented voices through creative storytelling.”

This episode of The Annenverse was researched, hosted, and edited by journalism student Skye Lee. Engineered by Areon Mobasher.