Neon Tommy

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Neon Tommy
Type Online news website
Owner(s)Annenberg Digital News
Publisher University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism
FoundedSpring 2009
LanguageEnglish
Ceased publicationFall 2015
Headquarters University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
United States
Circulation Undisclosed
Website neontommy.com

Neon Tommy was the online news publication sponsored by the Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism at the University of Southern California. It was active from 2009 to 2015.

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Publication

Neon Tommy was a web-only student publication of the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism. The website was part of the Annenberg Media Center and ended its digital publication in 2015.

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

The website was 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.

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Purpose

Unlike the Daily Trojan, USC's only student-run newspaper, Neon Tommy received funding by the Annenberg School.

It was operated, edited and managed by undergraduate and graduate students from all disciplines. Annenberg staff and faculty members made hiring decisions and oversaw the digital publication process. [12]

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