Individuals are increasingly using digital tools to reshape their cultural world according to a recent survey sponsored by the Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy. Dr. Mark Latonero and Dr. Aram Sinnreich (Rutgers University) presented their findings, soon to be published in the Journal of Computer Mediated Communication, at the International Communication Association's 63rd Annual Conference, "Challenging Communication Research," in London on June 19, 2013 as part of a panel on copyright and digital privacy. Professor Latonero joined more than 70 other representatives from USC Annenberg at the conference…….
Month: June 2013
Former Agriculture Secretaries Dan Glickman and Ann Veneman Note Importance of American Medical Association’s Decision to Classify Obesity as a Disease
Artisan Policy Center: Senior Fellow Dan Glickman released a statement showing the policy impact of classifying obesity as a disease…….
Modernizing U.S. Food Aid: Reaching More for Less
AGree: Senior Fellow Dan Glickman calls for a reform on US food aid as humanitarian efforts increase…….
Public media junior staff question ability of senior managers to manage digital and social media platforms
WASHINGTON – Senior managers in U.S. public media and millennial junior staff members share almost identical visions of the transition from broadcasting to digital platforms over the next ten years, according to a new survey presented at today's CCLP forum here. But the same survey shows more than 40% of the younger staff members are not confident that senior managers know what they are doing in digital media. The senior managers and junior staff were very close in their projections of the shift from broadcasting in 2013 to digital in 2023, "within a few percentage points" according to Mark Fuerst,……
Where is the media in Asia headed?
Live mint: Advisory Board Chair Norman Pearlstine joins in a panel discussion on how Asian media will stay relevant in and approach a changing technological landscape…….
Webcast – Public Media Futures: The Future of Media Leadership
On June 14, 2013 at 9 a.m. EDT/6 a.m. PDT USC Annenberg's Center on Communication Leadership & Policy, in partnership with the American University School of Communication presents the fifth installment of Public Media Futures Forum. The latest in an ongoing series of Public Media Futures forums will spotlight, "The Future of Media Leadership." The June 14th roundtable discussion, "Public Media Futures: The Future of Media Leadership," will be hosted by the USC Annenberg's Center on Communication Leadership and Policy in conjunction with the American University's School of Communication, publisher of Current. The event will broadcast live on USTREAM: (9……
Cowan’s ‘Top Secret’ debuts at Beijing’s National Center for the Performing Arts
At the invitation of Beijng's National Centre for the Performing Arts and sponsored in part by the U.S. Embassy in Beijing and the U.S. Department of State, L.A. Theatre Works (LATW) returns to China in June, 2013 with CCLP director Geoffrey Cowan's riveting historical drama, Top Secret: The Battle for The Pentagon Papers. LATW toured China with Top Secret in 2011, playing to sold out houses of Chinese professionals and students. CCLP has produced a series of educational conversations around these performances which can be found online at topsecretplay.org. L.A. Theatre Works will be the first American theater company to……
News nonprofits: The growth story
Center for Health Reporting: Senior Fellow David Westphal measures the progress of nonprofit news over the past few years…….