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Cowan's play on press freedom completes tour in China

By Lauren Weinzimmer | November 22, 2011 1
Top Secret: The Battle for the Pentagon Papers, a docu-drama co-written by CCLP director Geoffrey Cowan and the late Leroy Aarons, was performed in China in November and December 2011. The L.A. Theatre Works production was performed in Shanghai, Beijing, and Guangzhou. The tour was sponsored by the U.S. Embassy and the USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism. Top Secret was last presen ...

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From the CCLP Blog

Road to the White House: Arab Spring and Foreign Policy

By CCLP Staff | January 26, 2012 0
With the 2012 presidential election season tumultuously underway the USC Annenberg School's Center on Communication Leadership and Policy (CCLP) continues their successful Road to the White House forum promoting political discourse between leading academics and the community to help inform and shape political policies. The first CCLP-hosted forum of the...

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A Call for Civility in American Politics

By Dan Glickman | January 24, 2012 0
Just a little more than a year ago, a gunman shot Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D) at a meeting she was holding with constituents in Tucson, Ariz. Even though the shooter did not appear to be motivated by a political agenda, the intimate portrait of Giffords that emerged prompted many who...

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CCLP partners with USC Annenberg's Norman Lear Center to "Get it Right"

By Lauren Weinzimmer | January 11, 2012 0
On January 6, 2012, the Historians, Journalists and the Challenges of Getting It Right debuted in Chicago at the 126th annual American Historical Association conference. A partnership of CCLP, the Lear Center, and the American Historical Association's National History Center, Getting It Right begins with the premise that both professions,...

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Events

Jan31

A Celebration in Honor of Adam Clayton Powell III

Please join the Annenberg School in honoring the distinguished service of CCLP senior fellow Adam Clayton Powell III. 

Feb1

Road to the White House 2012: Politics, Media & Technology

Join CCLP, the Unruh Institute of Politics and Bedrosian Center on Governance and Public Enterprise for a conversation on competing demographic threats and electory strategy.

Feb2

TOP SECRET IN CHINA: How Did the Chinese React to Geoffrey Cowan’s Play About The Pentagon Papers, Free Press and an Independent Judiciary?

Join Director Geoffrey Cowan for a panel discussion co-sponsored by the US-China Institute and USC Center on Public Diplomacy about the recent Top Secret tour in China.

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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

Fast Company's article on China's recent focus on foreign news broadcasting cites CCLP faculty fellow and CPD Director Philip Seib. China is set to launch the new English-language news network, TodayChina, in February. To read the full article, please click here.

CCLP senior fellow Richard Reeves predicts Mitt Romney will probably be the Republican nominee. See the full article here.

CCLP distinguished fellow Warren Bennis served on the selection committee for the 2011 Top American Leaders. More information and a list of recipients can be found here.

On Wednesday Dec. 7th, Director Geoffrey Cowan joined a panel at The Broad Stage in Santa Monica for a community conversation featuring freedom riders. Cowan volunteered in Mississippi during 1964. Read more here.

Faculty fellow Stacy Smith released a new report titled "Gender Inequality in Popular Films." An article and link to the full report can be found here.

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