"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…….Continue Reading Schell in China Daily – Media
Year: 2011
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]……Continue Reading Glickman in AgAge – Food Shortage
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?……Continue Reading Schell in Bloomberg – China
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……Continue Reading Crime Seen From Two Cities
CCLP's Latonero Joins Disaster Preparedness Taskforce
The March earthquake, tsunami, and radiation disaster in Japan offers a stark reminder of the need to prepare for emergencies and natural disasters. While most of the public's attention is focused on transportation and energy infrastructure needs, an equally important but often neglected aspect of civil preparedness is developing the proper communication infrastructure in advance of a crisis. To address this need, the Center on Communication Leadership & Policy's Research Director Mark Latonero is helping the Center for National Policy to develop the necessary communications strategies and social media approach to prepare the public for emergencies and natural disasters. As……Continue Reading CCLP's Latonero Joins Disaster Preparedness Taskforce
Pakistan and America: The Bad Marriage
The last time I saw Abbottabad, I was in a crowd of a couple of hundred men watching a dancing bear hopping up and down and then wrestling in the dust with the owner's son. The crowd enjoyed it and stayed for the end, the collecting of coins. There was not a lot of entertainment around there; people looked and stopped at anything out of the ordinary. So, like all people, the folks there gossiped about most anything they noticed–say, a million-dollar compound with 18-foot walls and opaque windows three times the size of anything else in what we would……Continue Reading Pakistan and America: The Bad Marriage
Glickman in Economist – AGree
Senior Fellow Dan Glickman is featured in an article in The Atlantic. The article focuses on the new agricultural initiative, AGree, which is headed by Glickman, who is the former US Secratary of Agriculture…….Continue Reading Glickman in Economist – AGree
Alba in SYSCON – SI DocFest
SYS-CON Media profiled the SI DocFest, founded by Research Associate Monica Alba. The event features the best documentary films made by high school students in the Bay Area and awards over $30,000 to the winning, young filmmakers…….Continue Reading Alba in SYSCON – SI DocFest
Winograd in HuffPo – Beltway
Senior Fellow Morley Winograd co-authored an article on The Huffington Post on the reorganization of the Beltway and how to stimulate job creation for the US Economy, entitled "Reorganizing Beyond the Beltway."……Continue Reading Winograd in HuffPo – Beltway
Bennis in Globe and Mail – Beatles
Distinguished Fellow Warren Bennis was cited in an article on The Globe and Mail on the business practices of rock group, The Beatles, and how their leadership changed the music industry…….Continue Reading Bennis in Globe and Mail – Beatles