Geoffrey Cowan and presidential historian David Greenberg offered a behind-the-scenes look at the history and influence of the presidential campaign — from Theodore Roosevelt and the first presidential primary to today. Jeffrey Rosen, National Constitution Center president and CEO, moderated. Cowan is the author of Let the People Rule: Theodore Roosevelt and the Birth of…
Month: February 2016
In the News: Manji speaks out for reforming Islam
The Bozeman Daily Chronicle covered CCLP senior fellow Irshad Manji‘s talk at Montana State University….
Sick Building Syndrome: Time to End the Political Party Duopoly
This article by CCLP senior fellow Matthew Dowd was originally published by ABC News. I have worked in campaigns on both sides of the aisle over the past 30 years, helping elect governors, senators and presidents, as well as local officials from both incumbent political parties. My desire all along has been to get good…
CCLP panel reveals press is reexamining its approach to covering elections
The press is reexamining how it covers presidential campaigns following surprises during this year’s unorthodox election season, according to a panel hosted by TIME Magazine and the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy (CCLP). Surprises such as the popularity of Donald Trump. “I didn’t take Trump seriously for two and a half months,” said…
Winograd’s paper on Millennials published by Chapman University Press
CCLP senior fellow Morley Winograd wrote a paper with the help of CCLP project fellow Justin Chapman on the obstacles that Millennials face in entering the housing market. The paper was included as part of a report by the Center for Opportunity & Urbanism entitled “America’s Housing Crisis,” which was published Feb. 19, 2016, by…
CCLP’s Mele tells Harvard audience ‘up to half’ American newspapers to go
CCLP senior fellow and Wallis Annenberg Chair Nicco Mele was quoted in a story on TheDrum.com as telling a Harvard audience that “up to a half” of the top 50 American newspapers will go out of business in the next three years. “If the next three years look like the last three years, I think…
Watch: Chuck Todd & panel discuss New Hampshire primary at TIME & CCLP event
On Sunday, Feb. 7, Chuck Todd of NBC’s Meet the Press joined TIME editor Nancy Gibbs, ABC News analyst and special correspondent and CCLP senior fellow Matt Dowd, TIME Washington correspondent Jay Newton-Small, and TIME Washington bureau chief Michael Scherer on a panel to discuss the New Hampshire primary. The event took place at the…
No more Flints
This article by CCLP senior fellow Dan Glickman was originally published on The Huffington Post. The dangerous water consumed by residents of Flint, MI is the canary in the coal mine of our nation’s crumbling infrastructure. Poisoned water endangers the health or millions of Americans, especially children, and jeopardizes state and national economic vibrancy. This…
In the News: Washington Post covers CCLP’s & TIME’s panel on presidential primaries in Manchester, New Hampshire
Chuck Todd says journalists acted like ‘snobs’ in dismissing Donald Trump. He has a point. By Callum Borchers, Washington Post, Feb. 9, 2016 Donald Trump has called journalists “dishonest,” “third-rate” and a bunch of “lying, disgusting people.” But the latest unflattering name for media members comes from within the press corps’ own ranks. NBC’s Chuck…
In the News: TIME writes about CCLP’s panel on presidential primaries in Manchester, New Hampshire
Here’s Why the Media Missed the Rise of Donald Trump By Michael Scherer, TIME Magazine, Feb. 7, 2016 Trump upended news cycle after news cycle The media missed the rise of Donald Trump because they were looking at the man, and not the powerful underlying movement. This was the subject under discussion at an event…