On March 3, CCLP-supported research regarding COVID-19 misinformation and the 2020 U.S. presidential election was published in the Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review. Led by USC Annenberg Professor Emilio Ferrara, the study investigated different COVID-19 misinformation narratives occurring in the context of the 2020 U.S. Democratic primaries, using a subset of over 67 million tweets…
CCLP is currently developing the Digital Inclusion Initiative (DII), a major project centered around the issue of broadband accessibility. Through the initiative, CCLP has begun the process of researching, organizing, and convening university, local, state, and national stakeholders seeking to provide universal high-speed broadband service in the US. On February 26, the Center hosted a…
As part of the Mid Month Public Diplomacy Forum series, the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership and Policy (CCLP) welcomed Simon Anholt for a discussion on his new book, The Good Country Equation: How We Can Repair the World in One Generation. The recent publication chronicles Anholt’s career as a policy analyst and advisor,…
For the year’s first Mid-Month Public Diplomacy Forum, the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership and Policy (CCLP) welcomed Richard Wike, Director of Global Attitudes Research at Pew Research Center, to discuss the latest data on global perceptions of newly inaugurated President Joe Biden. Sponsored by CCLP in association with the Public Diplomacy Council and…
The USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy (CCLP) is pleased to welcome Amanda Bennett and Ellis Cose as its newest Senior Fellows. Amanda Bennett is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, investigative journalist and editor and was Director of the Voice of America from March 2016 to April 2020. Through 2013, she was Executive Editor,…
On Monday, January 4th, 2021, the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership and Policy hosted Tom Kent, former Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty CEO, for a conversation on his new book, Striking Back: Overt and Covert Options to Combat Russian Disinformation. As part of the First Monday Forum series, the event was co-sponsored by…
With a heavy heart, we are sad to report the untimely death of our colleague, Tiffany Shackelford, Head of Outreach and Partnerships for the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership and Policy’s Election Cybersecurity Initiative and Director of CCLP’s Voter Communications Task Force. Tiffany passed away unexpectedly on December 27th from complications resulting from a positive case of…
By Joe B. Johnson, originally published by the Public Diplomacy Council. The USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership and Policy sponsored a “global conversation on how the US election is being explained to the world” on December 15 — the day after the United States’ Electoral College voted Joseph Biden as President-elect. Prof. Adam Clayton Powell III,…
By Caroline Wohl In early November, USC Annenberg’s Center on Communication Leadership and Policy (CCLP) hosted a series of university-wide post-election roundtables surrounding the aftermath of the 2020 election. Co-chaired by CCLP Director Geoffrey Cowan and Professor Ernest Wilson, the interdisciplinary collaboration convened leading authorities and faculty from USC Dornsife’s Center for Political Future, the…
“Not only does election security require the right technology and tools, but it also requires full civic participation and cooperation. This responsibility should be shared across federal, state and local government and the private sector entities. “ Why Google cast its vote for election security By Corey duBrowa, originally published by USC ANNENBERG RELEVANCE…