CCLP visiting fellow Vasily Gatov was quoted in a New Yorker article about the overstated reach of Russian propaganda and its influence on the 2016 U.S. presidential election. In “The propaganda about Russian propaganda,” journalist Adrian Chen describes the work of anonymous internet research collective PropOrNot, which claims to have identified 200 “Russian propaganda outlets”…
CCLP’s Director of Washington Programs Adam Clayton Powell III spoke to the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Wednesday on how to explain the 2016 elections through journalism. Broadcasting Board of Governors | Wednesday, November 30, 2016 | Remarks by Adam Clayton Powell III Mr. Chairman, Governors, ladies and gentlemen. My name is Adam Clayton Powell…
WASHINGTON — Chinese media coverage of the U.S. election campaign was dominated by Donald Trump, according to two American journalists who have spent years in Asia. Michael Ottey, a Beijing-based editor and writer at China Daily, said his Chinese colleagues argued every day for more coverage for Trump, and his role was to try to…
WASHINGTON — “One of our goals sounds absurdly simple: increase knowledge of Asia among U.S. leaders.” That was how Michael Gilligan described the mission of the foundation he leads, the Henry Luce Foundation, adding, “Asia matters to all of us.” One of the foundation’s best known programs, the Luce Scholars, has sent more than 700…
Ten journalists from the World Press Institute visited the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism on Thursday to meet with the school’s Dean, Ernest J. Wilson, and several of its faculty. The meeting took place as part of the World Press Institute’s fellowship program, and focused on issues relevant to journalism at Annenberg, in…
On September 19, faculty from across the university gathered to discuss current research at USC related to the Internet of Things (IoT), and possible areas of collaboration. In two discussions over breakfast and lunch hosted by the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership and Policy, USC professors and deans from the schools of engineering, public…
More than 800 USC students and faculty packed into Wallis Annenberg Hall last Monday night for a panel and viewing of the first presidential debate, an event put on by The Annenberg Center and the Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics. For a full recap with more photos and social media posts from students, check…
Dr. Diane Winston, USC professor and the Knight Chair in Media and Religion at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, has been named a faculty fellow of the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy (CCLP), director Geoffrey Cowan announced today. As a faculty fellow at the Annenberg Center, Winston will focus on how and where…
This July, Geoffrey Cowan and the team at the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy (CCLP) arranged for a small, select group of USC student journalists to attend and report from both the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, OH and the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, PA. The trip was organized in partnership…
Sandy Banks, former columnist for the Los Angeles Times and journalism professor at Cal State Northridge, has been named a senior fellow at the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy (CCLP), CCLP director Geoffrey Cowan announced today. As a senior fellow of CCLP, Banks will focus on journalism innovation in areas including homelessness, policing and criminal…