"He lived through so many years of history, and he put that to the service of his commentaries," said Geoffrey Cowan, director of CCLP. His comments, made in 2004, were of the late Daniel Schorr, who passed away on July 23 at the age of 93. Schorr was the famous unflappable voice on NPR, and as a broadcaster on CNN and CBS. "He never lost his edge. He was always outspoken and independent." Cowan's comments and an article about Schorr's passing can be found in the Los Angeles Times…….Continue Reading Cowan’s comments on Schorr
Year: 2010
Daring Young Men named “Best History Book”
Senior Fellow Richard Reeves' book Daring Young Men: The Heroism and Triumph of The Berlin Airlift-June 1948 – May 1949 has been named the "Best History Book" of the past year by the Book of the Month Club. The book is also on the required reading list issued annually by the Air Force Chief of Staff. Here is a small excerpt from Reeves' acclaimed book: The Newsweek headline was "dateline germany, 1948: the Big Retreat." The dispatch below was from James O'Donnell, the magazine's Berlin bureau chief, reporting on the exodus of American and British officials and soldiers from the……Continue Reading Daring Young Men named “Best History Book”
Bennis comments on WaPo’s Top Secret America Investigation
This week, the Washington Post released an extensive two-year investigative report entitled Top Secret America. This report, led by Dana Priest and William M. Arkin examines the US infrastructure of national security and intelligence. The "system so big, so complex and so hard to manage, no one really knows if it's fulfilling its most important purpose: keeping its citizens safe," according to the release. Upon the release of the report, Distinguished Fellow Warren Bennis shared his thoughts with "On Leadership" on the Washington Post website:……Continue Reading Bennis comments on WaPo’s Top Secret America Investigation
Seib’s Al Jazeera Effect compared to ESAT
The Al Jazeera Effect, a book published by Faculty Fellow Phil Seib has been heavily referenced and hailed for its groundbreaking and in-depth examination of media is affecting politics on a global scale. AddisNegger Online published a blog entry on how the news channel ESAT can effect the way Ethopia receives information. Seib's book is a focal point in the article…….Continue Reading Seib’s Al Jazeera Effect compared to ESAT
Suro and the ASCJ Innovation Lab
Faculty Fellow Roberto Suro and his work with Annenberg professor Jonathan Taplin was profiled in the MIT Sloan Review regarding the creation of the Annenberg Innovation Lab at the USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism. According to Suro, the lab "will create spaces, both virtual and physical, where…innovators can develop ideas and then eventually present them to the public." To watch a full video on Suro and Taplin's presentation during the "Dean's Series on Sustainable Innovation", please visit USC's YouTube page…….Continue Reading Suro and the ASCJ Innovation Lab
Obama So Far: Good Job!
Senior Fellow Richard Reeves latest article on RealClearPolitics examines the practices of President Barack Obama during his presidency thus far. "Sometimes good, sometimes bad. The guy drives me nuts at times," is his usual response to how he feels about the President's job performance. The article was written as a reply to Froma Harrop in the Providence Journal…….Continue Reading Obama So Far: Good Job!
Hollihan comments on ‘Climategate’
"The more you refute them, the more evidence those people see that the conspiracy is very pervasive," says Faculty Fellow Tom Hollihan to the San Francisco Chronicle. Hollihan was giving his insight on the recent developments in the 'Climategate' scandal including accusations that five different groups of researchers were manipulating data to show that the world was getting warmer…….Continue Reading Hollihan comments on ‘Climategate’
Shearer joins team of economists calling for urgent action against unemployment
Senior Fellow Derek Shearer has joined with sixteen notable economists in a consensus statement released to the website The Daily Beast. "We recognize the necessity of a program to cut the mid- and long-term federal deficit," the group stated in their release, "but the imperative requirement now…is to restore a full measure of economic activity." Shearer's economic team also included Joseph Stiglitz, Alan Blinder, Laura Tyson and Sir Harold Evans…….Continue Reading Shearer joins team of economists calling for urgent action against unemployment
Updates from the War Room
Cinny Kennard and her team of researchers are hard at work preparing their report for the Federal Communications Comission entitled Future of Media & Information Needs of Communities in a Digital Age (FOM) . Based in the offices at the CCLP, the team has set up a war room, spending countless hours researching each member's assigned area of focus. Kennard was approached by the FCC for this project, specifically to research the state of television news on commercial broadcast. The FOM project is led by Senior Advisor to the Chairman of the FCC, Steve Waldman…….Continue Reading Updates from the War Room
Bennis on the Leadership of Steinbrenner
"George Steinbrenner's success can be summed in one word: Dollars," is how Distinguished Fellow Warren Bennis describes the leadership of Yankees owner, the late George Steinbrenner, who passed away earlier this week. "Steinbrenner's leadership was costly…Hiring and firing managers at will can only be done with [his] personal wealth…" But Bennis recognizes that Steinbrenner's leadership was not all about the money. In order to be successful, Steinbrenner had to possess the ability to lead his team, even though he was not on the field. "One example of 'leadership rules' that could simply be called 'grown up' manners is that exemplary……Continue Reading Bennis on the Leadership of Steinbrenner