The USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy (CCLP) is pleased to welcome Amanda Bennett and Ellis Cose as its newest Senior Fellows. Amanda Bennett is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, investigative journalist and editor and was Director of the Voice of America from March 2016 to April 2020. Through 2013, she was Executive Editor,…
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“Our Candidate is Democracy” USC leads national effort to safeguard national elections from cyber attacks
The USC Election Cybersecurity team presented their initial findings on how states fortify their election systems after hosting workshops in all 50 states and speaking with officials at every level. By Nick Nuccio, originally published by USC Viterbi. American democracy has another challenge to contend with in 2020: the reality of cyber attacks. “All stages…
Voter Communications Task Force aims to provide clear, accurate information
USC Annenberg’s Center on Communication Leadership and Policy’s new report combats misinformation and makes voting information simple and available to the public. By Allie Anthony, Max Thors and Emily Chung USC Annenberg’s Center on Communication Leadership and Policy recently released its Voter Communications Report in conjunction with bipartisan experts to inform voters on when, where and how to vote…
Voter Communication Task Force
The Voter Communication Task Force is a nonpartisan initiative funded by Google that aimed to provide all registered voters with reliable information about how, when and where to vote in 2020 elections and beyond. An offset of USC’s Election Cybersecurity Initiative, Task Force brought together leaders in policy, technology and academia to identify and help…
USC, Google and other partners aim to help get election info to voters
The nonpartisan Voter Communications Task Force focuses on identifying and helping others implement the best ways to communicate reliable election information to already registered voters. By Emily Gersema USC has allied with Google, elected officials and nonprofit leaders on a mission to help provide voters with important information about where, when and how to vote…
As election nears, USC-led cybersecurity initiative pivots to voter education and access
The Google-funded USC Election Cybersecurity Initiative has held workshops for officials around the country, bracing them for cyberthreats. Now, they are channeling their efforts into helping voters. BY Emily Gersema SEPTEMBER 11, 2020 A one-of-a-kind endeavor to help elections officials in every state safeguard their systems against hacking is nearly complete,…
USC Election Cybersecurity Initiative
The USC Election Cybersecurity Initiative is a non-partisan independent project supported by Google to educate people working in campaigns and elections on cybersecurity practices through workshops held across the country in all 50 states. The workshops led by academics, cybersecurity groups and government agencies focused on cyber safety & security, disinformation and misinformation, and crisis…