Newly appointed Senior Fellow Morley Winograd published an article in Delaware Online, co-authored by Michael Hais. Winograd, an expert on Millennials described the newest crop of high school graduates as "the mosaic of a new America."……
Day: May 31, 2011
Smith in USC News – “Black Characters”
According to a study performed by Faculty Fellow Stacy Smith, Hollywood movies directed by African Americans are significantly more likely to include African-American characters with speaking roles than movies not directed by African Americans. The report, co-authored by project administrator Marc Choueiti, also found that only one of the top 200 movies from 2007 and 2008 was directed by an African-American woman, according to the "Black Characters" report. "Black Characters" also quantifies the continuing, although slightly diminished, sexualization of black female movie roles versus black male movie roles. [Full article]……
Suro in Hous Chron – Religiousness of Hispanics
Roberto Suro, CCLP Faculty Fellow, was cited in a blog post on the website for the Houston Chronicle. The article, entitled "Expanded resources enrich Hispanic Catholic worship", examines the religious practices and habits of the second-generation of Hispanic Catholic parishioners…….
Schell in China Daily – Media
"I think we see a much more open situation of certainly a much more commercialized media and a more competitive media scene," said Senior Fellow Orville Schell. In an article publish by China Daily, Schell lays out a timeline for the increased amount and transparency of the Chinese media…….
Glickman in AgAge – Food Shortage
A report written by Senior Fellow and Fmr. Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman was cited in an article on AgAge. In the article discusses the US' efforts in world food aid programs, but Glickman notes that the US efforts were graded at a "B-" for the willingness to assist in international hunger projects. [Additional article: News-Medical.net]……
Schell in Bloomberg – China
Senior Fellow Orville Schell was cited in an article on Bloomberg News entitled When Can the Chinese Expect Their Arab Spring?……
Crime Seen From Two Cities
PARIS and NEW YORK — One of the most important men in the world, Dominique Strauss-Kahn of France, was on his way to meet with prime ministers and finance ministers from around the world on May 14 when he was pulled off an Air France flight to Paris by New York cops and treated exactly the same way any alleged felon is around New York — that is, badly. The next morning he was on most every television screen in the world, silent, unshaven and handcuffed. That is standard New York Police Department procedure, seen everywhere because the State of……