CCLP project fellow Justin Chapman pens a feature story for the Pasadena Weekly about the proposed expansion of the Scholl Canyon Landfill in Glendale…….Continue Reading Justin Chapman pens column on landfills
Year: 2015
Matthew Dowd pens column on troops for ABC News
Matthew Dowd, CCLP senior fellow, pens column on supporting the troops but questioning the war for ABC News…….Continue Reading Matthew Dowd pens column on troops for ABC News
CCTV America fights credibility issues, reaches audiences far beyond the U.S.
WASHINGTON – CCTV America must constantly battle the perception that its funders in Beijing are slanting its news broadcasts, but that may not be the case – or at least it may be an exaggeration. That was the word from Mike Walter, a news anchor at CCTV America, who spoke at Monday's CCLP Communications Leadership Forum here in Washington DC. "We have to work every day to build credibility," he said. "We have to work harder than other networks."……Continue Reading CCTV America fights credibility issues, reaches audiences far beyond the U.S.
Richard Reeves interviewed by Annenberg Media Center
CCLP senior fellow Richard Reeves interviewed by USC Annenberg Radio News about his new book, Infamy: The Shocking Story of the Japanese American Internment During World War II…….Continue Reading Richard Reeves interviewed by Annenberg Media Center
Reviews of Reeves’ new book
LA Times and SF Chronicle review senior fellow Richard Reeves' new book about the internment of Japanese Americans during WWII…….Continue Reading Reviews of Reeves’ new book
Reeves warns of contemporary concentration camps
USC Annenberg journalism professor, author and historian professor and historian Richard Reeves says there is no doubt in his mind that the United States could again create concentration camps like those used during the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. "If a few incidents of terrorism happen again, we could start to round up Muslims in great numbers as we did with the Japanese with no charges except for their religion, just as the Japanese had no charges except for the color of their skin and they looked like the enemy," said Reeves. "The book is a cautionary……Continue Reading Reeves warns of contemporary concentration camps
Russian media critic named visiting fellow
Vasily Gatov, a Russian media researcher and author based in Boston, has been named a visiting fellow with the Center on Communication Leadership & Policy. Gatov, 49, has more than 28 years of professional experience in domestic and international media. "With his impressive background in both academia and journalism, Vasily Gatov is in a position to make an important contribution to issues of the kind that CCLP tackles on a regular basis," said CCLP director Geoffrey Cowan. "We are looking forward to research, blogs and conversations that will build on his experience with new media and with the challenges……Continue Reading Russian media critic named visiting fellow
Reeves book reviewed in NYT
The New York Times reviewed CCLP senior fellow Richard Reeves' new book, Infamy: The Shocking Story of the Japanese American Internment in World War II…….Continue Reading Reeves book reviewed in NYT
VOA chief cites imbalance in international media
The director of Voice of America called attention to the slanted news coverage by state-owned media outlets in foreign countries during the keynote luncheon of an international policy conference co-sponsored by the Center on Communication Leadership & Policy (CCLP) on April 17, 2015. David Ensor was interviewed by CCLP senior fellow Adam Clayton Powell III at the Pacific Council on International Policy's Spring Conference. CCLP director Geoffrey Cowan, former VOA director, introduced Ensor and Powell to the more than 200 people from governmental, non-profit, academic, and private sectors who gathered at the historic and elegant California Club in downtown Los……Continue Reading VOA chief cites imbalance in international media
Easter egg of the two-headed eagle
This column is authored by CCLP senior fellow Vasily Gatov, founder of the Novosti Media Lab BOSTON–As the framework for a nuclear deal with Iran was concluded in Geneva, the world's press engaged in a commentary race on the meaning and implications of the agreement. One may expect a significant difference in public attitude in the U.S., EU and the Middle East; as various countries have different approaches and positions on the issues of security, consequences of the accord, and even the vision of the strategic implications. But when it comes to Russian media coverage of the Geneva process itself……Continue Reading Easter egg of the two-headed eagle