The New York Times Knowledge Network and USC have joined forces to establish and offer a new online continuing education program. As part of this new program, the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy will be offering courses in journalism and public relations beginning in October 2011. Led by Mark Latonero, CCLP's director of research and instruction, courses will be taught by CCLP instructors with journalists from The New York Times. A series of six courses in journalism for high school students will be offered beginning in October 2011. Students may enroll in any of the two week……Continue Reading CCLP to offer courses in partnership with The New York Times
Year: 2011
Winograd in NYT – Suburban Hip
In an article in the New York Times, research by senior fellow Morley Winograd is cited for the urban and suburban sprawl of the millennial generation as they age. According to his and co-author, Michael Hais' research, 43 percent of Millennials describe suburbs as their "ideal place to live," compared with just 31 percent of older generations. (An additional article citing the work of Winograd and Hais can be found on KCET.)……Continue Reading Winograd in NYT – Suburban Hip
New controls on teen, child Web access backed, despite First Amendment concerns
WASHINGTON — The 7-2 Supreme Court ruling striking down California's video game law did not dissuade advocates of new and perhaps broader laws to prohibit teenagers and children from access to objectionable Internet sites and perhaps even text messages. The court ruling was the latest in a years-long series of judgments finding Internet restrictions and censorship are trumped by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. But for proponents of the Do Not Track Online Act of 2011, First Amendment concerns are not a problem. At the very moment the Supreme Court was handing down its decision, a panel was……Continue Reading New controls on teen, child Web access backed, despite First Amendment concerns
Rachlis in LA Times – LA Magazine
Senior Fellow Kit Rachlis is profiled in an article in the Los Angeles Times. Rachlis, during his time as editor-in-chief of the publication, is credited for the building of the Los Angeles Magazine of the 1980's which was viewed as "a lot of fluff and nonsense and fun," to being built as a reliable and award-winning magazine…….Continue Reading Rachlis in LA Times – LA Magazine
Glickman in China Daily – Global Food Prices
Our mindset was surpluses," said senior fellow Dan Glickman, a former United States secretary of agriculture. Glickman spoke with China Daily about the decrease in demand for the world's foor staples as well as the ever-rising global food prices. "That has just changed overnight." The recent price spikes have helped cause the largest increases in world hunger in decades…….Continue Reading Glickman in China Daily – Global Food Prices
Cowan and Westphal in AJR – FCC Report
American Journalism Review cited the report by CCLP Director Geoffrey Cowan and Senior Fellow David Westphal of the USC Annenberg School which traced the history of government support for the media, Public Policy and Funding the News…….Continue Reading Cowan and Westphal in AJR – FCC Report
Research Director Latonero discusses trends in social media during visit to Saudi Arabia
"Social media are growing in popularity throughout the world, but at this historic moment, nowhere is its presence more groundbreaking than in the Middle East," said CCLP's Director of Research & Instruction Mark Latonero. In May, Latonero joined a team of scholars from the US and Middle East in Saudi Arabia as a part of an educational visit to share information on the American higher education system and also to learn more about the use of communication technology in the region. Latonero visited a class on social media during his trip, and noted that "communication majors were learning about……Continue Reading Research Director Latonero discusses trends in social media during visit to Saudi Arabia
Winograd in Forbes – Millennial family oriented
In a blog on the website for Forbes magazine, Senior Fellow Morley Winograd is cited for his expertise in Millennial studies. He and his co-author, Mike Hais have found that those born between 1983-2003 are more family-orientated than previous generations and are more likely to raise families of their own…….Continue Reading Winograd in Forbes – Millennial family oriented
Copps offers rebuttal to FCC report on the future of news
WASHINGTON — Federal Communications Commission member Michael J. Copps is calling for reinvigorated federal regulation of broadcasting to encourage more, and more serious journalism. Expanding on his June 9 remarks following the release of the FCC's staff report on the information needs of communities, Copps criticized the report's optimism about the Internet. "What we have gained on the Internet," said Copps (pictured left), "does not match what we have lost" due to cutbacks in newspaper and broadcast newsrooms. And he urged new FCC regulatory initiatives to help create new and strengthened forums for journalism and debate…….Continue Reading Copps offers rebuttal to FCC report on the future of news
Here We Go Again: Reform in California
Forget the midnight ride of Paul Revere, Callista Gingrich's jewelry collection and Anthony Weiner's … well, you know. The most important political people right now are 14 Californians you don't know. They are the members of the Citizens Redistricting Commission of this great state. American elections are rarely decided by debates in New Hampshire or even hundreds of millions of dollars in television advertising. By and large, American elections are determined by who comes out to vote, the fine print of election laws and squiggly lines on state maps. Except for presidential elections, which can surprise you, more than 90……Continue Reading Here We Go Again: Reform in California