This article by CCLP senior fellow Matthew Dowd was originally published in the Huffington Post. The two candidates for their party nominations who are drawing the biggest crowds, drawing fervent enthusiasm from their supporters, and seem to be driving the political conversation are running against the establishment. Bernie Sandersand Donald Trump are both basically independents…
Month: January 2016
CCLP & TIME to host panel on primary in New Hampshire featuring Chuck Todd
CCLP is teaming up with TIME to host a brunch and panel discussion from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 7 in Manchester, New Hampshire, entitled “Super Sunday before the New Hampshire Primary.” The panel will be moderated by Time editor Nancy Gibbs and will feature Chuck Todd, NBC News Political Director, Moderator and Managing Editor…
In the News: The media raves about Cowan’s new book
Several media outlets have reviewed and praised CCLP director Geoffrey Cowan‘s new book, Let the People Rule: Theodore Roosevelt and the Birth of the Presidential Primary. Visit geoffreycowan.com for the full list. …
Nicco Mele named Wallis Annenberg Chair
Nicco Mele, author, social media pioneer and digital strategist, has been named the Wallis Annenberg Chair in Journalism, the USC Annenberg School of Journalism announced today. Mele is a senior fellow for the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership and Policy (CCLP) and formerly was senior vice president and deputy publisher of the Los Angeles…
In the News: Glickman discusses his role as “designated survivor” of the State of the Union address
Mic.com spoke to CCLP senior fellow Dan Glickman about his role as President Bill Clinton’s handpicked “designated survivor” of the State of the Union address in 1997, when he was Secretary of Agriculture. “Here I was just a few minutes earlier, almost the most powerful person in the country, and now I couldn’t even get…
How Theodore Roosevelt helped prove that a knock-down, drag-out primary is a good way to choose a candidate
This op-ed by CCLP director Geoffrey Cowan was originally published in the Los Angeles Times. Watching the presidential primary campaign unfold with the use of tawdry comments and language that sometimes seem unworthy of the greatest nation in the world, it may be useful to remember that there was an equally explosive contest featuring Theodore…
In the News: Forbes cites Cowan as organizer of 1994 Internet summit
Gil Press of Forbes magazine cited CCLP director Geoffrey Cowan as one of the organizers of the 1994 Superhighway Summit, the “first public conference bringing together all of the major industry, government and academic leaders in the field [and] also began the national dialogue about the Information Superhighway and its implications.”…
Call for new U.S. information czar by former VOA Director
WASHINGTON, D.C. – American information programs are underfunded and disorganized, and a new coordinator of all U.S. international information efforts government-wide is urgently needed. That was the assessment and recommendation by David Ensor, Director of the Voice of America until he stepped down last year. He spoke Monday at the monthly CCLP Washington DC Communication…
In the News: Cowan interviewed on NPR about his new book
CCLP director Geoffrey Cowan was interviewed by Linda Wertheimer on NPR about his new book, Let the People Rule: Theodore Roosevelt and the Birth of the Presidential Primary….
Whatever Happened to Latino Political Power?
This article by CCLP faculty fellow Roberto Suro was originally published in The New York Times. DEMOGRAPHY is destiny, or so the saying goes, but Latinos are learning this political season that destiny can take detours. As their population in the United States surged from 35 million in 2000 to nearly 57 million, Latinos became…