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NPR CEO urges 'four diversities' to broaden audience, service

By Adam Powell | February 17, 2012 1
WASHINGTON - Gary Knell, NPR's new President and CEO, said yesterday that public radio must embrace "four diversities" to broaden its audience and public service. Knell, who became CEO of NPR two months ago, said he planned to make NPR more diverse by ethnicity, age, geography, and "thought."...

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From the CCLP Blog

Ford Foundation grant signals shift away from public broadcasting

By Adam Powell | May 21, 2012 1
The Ford Foundation, which for decades funded much of public broadcasting, last week shifted its media grantmaking to a different medium - newspapers. The Los Angeles Times announced the $1 million grant, which according to the Times will pay for reporters to cover "Vietnamese, Korean and other immigrant communities, the...

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CCLP forum showcases innovations in public media

By CCLP Staff | April 30, 2012 2
Top public media executives and producers gathered in Los Angeles on April 28 to discuss the future of public media by highlighting success stories and exploring ways in which public media could incorporate innovative programming and new approaches to sustainable funding. USC Annenberg Dean Ernest J. Wilson, former chairman of...

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VIDEO - Public Media Futures Los Angeles Forum

By Lauren Weinzimmer | April 25, 2012 0
Public Media Futures Los Angeles Forum USC Annenberg's Center on Communication Leadership & Policy, in partnership with American University's School of Communication presented a forum on the future of public media in an era of shrinking government support. The conversation focused on innovations in programming and new models for sustainable...

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Events

Aug26

Politics & the Media: Bridging the Political Divide in the 2012 Elections - Republican National Convention

Join CCLP, Bloomberg News, and Harvard’s Institute of Politics for a stimulating conversation at the Republican National Convention with top journalists and political professionals on the role of the news media in setting the tone for national political discourse.

Sep3

Politics & the Media: Bridging the Political Divide in the 2012 Elections - Democratic National Convention

Join CCLP, Bloomberg News, and Harvard’s Institute of Politics for a stimulating conversation at the Democratic National Convention with top journalists and political professionals on the role of the news media in setting the tone for national political discourse.

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Assistant Secretary of State Michael H. Posner (R) speaking with Geoffrey Cowan (L) about internet freedom at the USC
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Senior Fellow Dan Glickman (L) and Trey Grayson (C) presented "Bipartisanship and Political Discourse" in NYC
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Senior Fellow Cinny Kennard presents her research at the FCC Forum in Washington, D.C.
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CCLP researchers present their findings at USC Annenberg
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Outstanding CCLP student leaders were presented with certificates from CCLP Director Geoffrey Cowan
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CCLP Director Geoffrey Cowan at the Ronald Reagan Centennial Academic Symposium in Simi Valley, Calif.
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CCLP Director Geoffrey Cowan with Leonore "Lee" Annenberg and Wallis Annenberg.

In the News

CCLP Senior Fellow, Adam Clayton Powell III quoted in John Gizzi's article, How Mike Wallace nearly became White House press secretary. "And Mike was an admirer," said Adam Clayton Powell, III, both of whose parents were friends of Wallace and who himself got his start in journalism as an intern with the newsman at CBS. Powell recalled how Wallace later told The New York Times he regarded Nixon "with great respect. He was savvy, smart, hard-working." Read the article here.

CCLP Senior Fellow, Narda Zacchino, former LA Times vice president, has been named the new executive director of the Daniel Pearl Foundation. "We are thrilled that Narda has accepted our offer to become Executive Director," Daniel Pearl's parents and Foundation co-founders Judea and Ruth Pearl said in a release. "Her background as a journalist, editor and author, along with her extensive experience in working with nonprofits make her an ideal choice. More important, we believe that she understands and believes in our core message and will be able to articulate it to a broader audience." Read the announcement here.

The New York Times quoted CCLP Director of Research and Instruction Mark Latoneroabout using social media tools to combat the flourishing online human trafficking epidemic. The online sex trade is flourishing despite nationwide campaigns and pressure from government leaders. But California is now leading the country in responding to the rapidly expanding online sex trade. In February, Attorney General Kamala D. Harris convened leaders from nonprofit, law enforcement and technology companies to gather information for an updated report on human trafficking in the state. "This is an opportunity to observe the social behaviors which underlie the trafficking trade, which is essential if you want to combat it" said Latonero. "We're trying to crack the code." Read the article in full here.


CCLP Executive in Residence Jeffrey Klein shares his expertise on news organizations paywall practices with M{2e} @ Annenberg. "If they are going to survive long term, news organizations need to diversify their revenue streams, from advertising and paywalls for niche content, to events, demographic targeting and even direct sales of goods and services." Read more of Klein's insight here.


To improve NATO's digital connectivity NATO's Public Diplomacy Division hosted a workshop called "The Power of Soft Power- NATO's Public Diplomacy in the Digital World" on Tuesday (27 March) 2012.

In this YouTube clip CCLP Faculty Fellow Philip Seib describes soft power as essential in international relations as an important alternative to relying heavily on hard power. In what he sees as the 'information century' Seib believes this is increasingly possible as the internet and social media empowers people by informing them, leading to increased participation in politics and greater democratization. Watch here.

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