This post by Ev Boyle was originally published on Medium.com. Since announcing his presidential run last June, Donald Trump has made front page news almost every day. Even the most casual political observer can detect Trump’s enormous media advantage over his rivals. Earlier this month,the New York Times reported that Trump has earned close to…
Month: March 2016
In the News: USC News covers Cowan’s new science project
USC News wrote about CCLP director Geoffrey Cowan’s new project, the Face of Science. The project is a new three-year initiative from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences that will conduct studies that examine public attitudes toward scientific research and determine how scientists and the media can increase public understanding of, and trust in, scientific information….
What’s Wrong with Presidential Primaries?
By this point you’ve probably heard some of the complaints about presidential primaries: the Democratic Party’s “superdelegates” undermine the will of the people; caucuses limit participation by average voters; and states like Iowa and New Hampshire have undue influence in choosing the eventual nominees. When we launched the USC Project on Presidential Primaries last December,…
In the News: Daily Trojan covers Washington trip
The USC student newspaper, The Daily Trojan, covered the Master’s in Public Diplomacy/CCLP trip to Washington, DC….
In the News: Rosenthal stepping down as editorial page editor of The New York Times
CCLP advisory board member Andrew Rosenthal is stepping down as editorial page editor of The New York Times as of late April, Business Wire is reporting….
CCLP meets with State Dept., Voice of America, and more in DC to discuss public diplomacy
The USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy (CCLP) partnered with the USC Master’s in Public Diplomacy (MPD) program on a professional development and networking trip in Washington, DC, in March 2016. MPD graduate students Amanda Lester, Jung-hwa “Judy” Kang, and myself, Justin Chapman (I serve as CCLP’s Project Fellow), represented CCLP and the MPD program at…
In the News: Vasily Gatov interviewed by GlobalJournalist.org
CCLP visiting fellow and Russian media critic Vasily Gatov was interviewed by GlobalJournalist.org about “Russia’s official news media…doing more than just parroting propaganda about sensitive issues. They’re part of a sophisticated ‘information war’ with its roots in Soviet psychological operations dating back decades.”…
Watch: Panel discusses the War on Terror
At the latest installment of the panel series Media & Society, speakers addressed the topic: “Is the War on Terror a War on Muslims?” Panelists included Juan R.I. Cole, professor of history at the University of Michigan; Shafiqa Ahmadi, associate professor at the Rossier School of Education; Wajahat Ali, creative director of Affinis Labs; Hussam Ayloush, executive…
Geoffrey Baum named CCLP Senior Policy Fellow
Geoffrey Baum, who helped launch the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy (CCLP) and served as its managing director, has been named a senior policy fellow, CCLP director Geoffrey Cowan announced today. Baum, whose career has included senior positions in journalism, public policy and nonprofit communications and marketing, serves as the director of communications and…