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Technology shifts soft power goals from "winning hearts and minds" to forming relationships
WASHINGTON - Successful deployment of soft power in the 21st century requires rethinking not only methods but also goals. That was the message this week from Nicholas Cull, who spoke at a CCLP forum here this week. Cull, who directs the Masters Program in Public Diplomacy at USC, urged policy...FCC's Zachary Katz named CCLP Senior Fellow
Zachary Katz, Chief of Staff of the Federal Communications Commission, has been appointed a Senior Fellow of the Center on Communication Leadership & Policy (CCLP) at the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. The appointment begins in July 2013 following his planned departure from the FCC...White House initiative spotlights CCLP's research at Johns Hopkins symposium
"Technologies are being used by malicious actors to create illicit networks," CCLP research director Mark Latonero said at a first-of-its-kind symposium on addressing the needs of victims of child sex trafficking. "However," he continued, "the use of such tools leaves digital fingerprints which law enforcement can use to combat criminal...Events
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All about eDiplomacy: from Tech Camps to the Virtual Foreign Service
Every 1st Monday of the month, the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy Washington D.C. office hosts a forum in partnership with the USC Center on Public Diplomacy and the Public Diplomacy Council.
Karon Jolna, Gail Berman, Ina Coleman Champion Women & Diveristy
Director of research Mark Latonero and California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris
Director Geoffrey Cowan, Lt. John Vanek, Mark Latonero, and Chris Kelly.
Marcus Brauchli, Olivia Ma, Al Hunt, Ben LaBolt, and Matt Bai. (Democratic National Convention)
Bloomberg's Al Hunt, UPenn Annenberg's David Eisenhower, and USC CCLP's Geoffrey Cowan
Senior Fellow Cinny Kennard presents her research at the FCC Forum in Washington, D.C.
CCLP student leaders: Cindy Martinez & Sara Baldoni, with CCLP Director Geoffrey Cowan
In the News
China File: Senior fellow Orville Schell discusses China's growing pains as a nation. Read more here.
truthdig: Article highlights faculty fellow Stacy Smith's critical research on women in Hollywood.
Huffingtonpost: Stacy Smith's research sheds light on the misrepresentation of women in film.
The New York Times: Faculty fellow Phillip Seib rates Hilary Clinton's role as Secretary of State.
NPR all tech considered: Research director Mark Latonero interviewed about the possibilities of pairing startups with humanitarian efforts.