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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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CCLP Senior Fellow Richard Reeves weighs in on the pressing health care debacle in his latest installment for truthdig. What are your thought's on Obamacare? Read more here.
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CCLP advisory board member Gary Pruitt was named last week as the new President and CEO of The Associated Press. Here's a link to AP's story.

Watch CCLP Director Geoffrey Cowan lead a lecture on his award winning play, "Top Secret" recently published on YouTube February 28th, 2012. The play won the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's Gold Medal for Excellence in Best Live Entertainment and was recently performed in Beijing, Guangzhou, and Shanghai before packed auditoriums. In some instances Cowan, and the play's producer, director, and performers were able to talk with audiences about the issued addressed in the play. In some places, Chinese authorities sought to prevent such discussions. Click here to watch the lecture in it's entirety.

The Huffington Post noted that CCLP Faculty Fellow Roberto Suro of the USC Annenberg School attended a Washington, D.C., roundtable on Latino law and civil rights issues, and cited him regarding Latinos' public policy concerns. "Latinos are a dynamic population, growing, changing and diverse, so too are their public policy concerns," said Professor Roberto Suro. Read the article in full here.

CCLP Senior Fellow Orville Schell discusses the U.S's military expansion in Asia Pacific. With the recent visit between China's Vice President Xi Jinping and U.S Vice President Joe Biden hosting the foreign diplomat stateside it becomes clear China will have an increasingly important role with U.S foreign policy. In the interview featured by the Examiner online, Schell reiterates the importance of US foreign policy on china and the increased need for diplomacy between the nations. Read the interview in full by clicking here.

USC's Annenberg digital news, Neon Tommy, cites CCLP Faculty Fellow Thomas Hollihan in an article about the ever changing political diatribe contributing to the election fatigue of this years' GOP debates. "The people that get fatigued tend to be the reporters that cover them," said Thomas Hollihan. Read the article in full here.

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.

The art of Politics as Entertainment has the power to politicize the masses. CCLP Senior Fellow Richard Reeves sheds light, in his latest blog, to the Commedia dell'arte that is the latest election curmudgeon known as the GOP. Read the full article here.

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.