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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

Cowan Discusses Free Speech and National Security in FY Chang Lecture

By Kelsey Browne | February 6, 2012 0
On December 4, 2011, Geoffrey Cowan, director of the CCLP, delivered the prestigious F.Y. Chang Lecture at the US-China Education Trust at Peking University in Bejing, China. The event came at the end of the China tour of Cowan's play Top Secret: The Battle for the Pentagon Papers, which played...

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PBS stations in California, Florida may be acquired by national, church groups

By Adam Powell | January 30, 2012 0
LOS ANGELES - Valentine's Day has been set as the date for the sale of KCSM-TV, the PBS station serving San Mateo and the counties south of San Francisco. The station is owned by the local community college and said it could no longer afford to operate the station because...

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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...

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Events

Feb15

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

Join CCLP, the Unruh Institute and the Bedrosian Center for a conversation on the Republican primaries and the role of news media.

Feb22

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 the 2012 election  featuring students, faculty, journalists, and political experts. 

Feb29

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 the 2012 election  featuring students, faculty, journalists, and political experts. 

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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

The Washington Post, in an Associated Press story, quoted CCLP Faculty Fellow Roberto Suro of the USC Annenberg School about a new English-language news channel planned by Univision and Disney. "There are several assumptions here. Is there room for another all-news channel? And within the Hispanic market, is there enough demand for an all-news channel?" Suro said. To read the article in full click here.

CCLP Senior Fellow Morley Winograd and Michael D. Hais co-authors of the newly published "Millennial Momentum: How a New Generation is Remaking America" suggest the Occupy Movement has a lot to learn from the organizational characteristics of the Millennial Generation. Read more about how this new generation's characteristics are shaping public policy here.

CCLP Faculty Fellow Jack Lerner is quoted as an expert in Technology and the Business of Government for Nextgov.com. "It could make public service a little bit scarier than 10 or 20 years ago," Lerner says. "How does this affect who decides to be a public servant?" Read the article in full here.

In their new book, Millennial Momentum, CCLP Senior fellow Morley Winograd and Mike Hais documented the growing power of the generation of young Americans who will replace the Baby Boomers as the driving force in American politics for the next generation. U.S. News & World Report highlights the importance of the Millennial Momentum's power with the recent defeat of SOPA. Read the full article here.

CCLP Faculty Fellow Sasha Anawalt will moderate a Q&A panel at the Los Angeles premiere of the feature length documentary Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance. The premiere followed by the distinguished expert panel will take place at Zipper Concert Hall in The Colburn School this Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 8:00pm. For more information click here.

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