Tom Hollihan, Faculty Fellow, was quoted by the Los Angeles Business Journal on the role of electronic billboards as a public benefit. The whole article can be read in the Los Angeles Business Journal…….Continue Reading Tom Hollihan in LA Biz Journal
Category: In the News
Reeves on Obama
"It seems impossible to me that the president can't get to people anytime he wants to," said Senior Fellow Richard Reeves in a recent New York Times article on Obama's difficulty in reaching Shirley Sherrod, the Department of Agriculture official who was forced to resign based on an edited video clip that made it look as if she had discriminated against a white farmer…….Continue Reading Reeves on Obama
Phil Seib reviewing Kevin Starr
Phil Seib Faculty Fellow, reviewed the book Golden Gate by USC professor Kevin Starr in the Dallas Morning News, calling Starr the "greatest contemporary historian of California."……Continue Reading Phil Seib reviewing Kevin Starr
Schell – The World – China nervous over naval drills
"When you talk to people in China, diplomats included, about North Korea you almost invariably get a sense of only thinly disguised contempt," said Senior Fellow Orville Schell to PRI's The World radio program. Schell gave his expertise on Asia relations in regards to North Korea's naval drills that caused the sinking of South Korea military vessel. Transcript and audio of Schell's interview can be found on the program's website…….Continue Reading Schell – The World – China nervous over naval drills
Cowan’s comments on Schorr
"He lived through so many years of history, and he put that to the service of his commentaries," said Geoffrey Cowan, director of CCLP. His comments, made in 2004, were of the late Daniel Schorr, who passed away on July 23 at the age of 93. Schorr was the famous unflappable voice on NPR, and as a broadcaster on CNN and CBS. "He never lost his edge. He was always outspoken and independent." Cowan's comments and an article about Schorr's passing can be found in the Los Angeles Times…….Continue Reading Cowan’s comments on Schorr
Seib’s Al Jazeera Effect compared to ESAT
The Al Jazeera Effect, a book published by Faculty Fellow Phil Seib has been heavily referenced and hailed for its groundbreaking and in-depth examination of media is affecting politics on a global scale. AddisNegger Online published a blog entry on how the news channel ESAT can effect the way Ethopia receives information. Seib's book is a focal point in the article…….Continue Reading Seib’s Al Jazeera Effect compared to ESAT
Suro and the ASCJ Innovation Lab
Faculty Fellow Roberto Suro and his work with Annenberg professor Jonathan Taplin was profiled in the MIT Sloan Review regarding the creation of the Annenberg Innovation Lab at the USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism. According to Suro, the lab "will create spaces, both virtual and physical, where…innovators can develop ideas and then eventually present them to the public." To watch a full video on Suro and Taplin's presentation during the "Dean's Series on Sustainable Innovation", please visit USC's YouTube page…….Continue Reading Suro and the ASCJ Innovation Lab
Obama So Far: Good Job!
Senior Fellow Richard Reeves latest article on RealClearPolitics examines the practices of President Barack Obama during his presidency thus far. "Sometimes good, sometimes bad. The guy drives me nuts at times," is his usual response to how he feels about the President's job performance. The article was written as a reply to Froma Harrop in the Providence Journal…….Continue Reading Obama So Far: Good Job!
Hollihan comments on ‘Climategate’
"The more you refute them, the more evidence those people see that the conspiracy is very pervasive," says Faculty Fellow Tom Hollihan to the San Francisco Chronicle. Hollihan was giving his insight on the recent developments in the 'Climategate' scandal including accusations that five different groups of researchers were manipulating data to show that the world was getting warmer…….Continue Reading Hollihan comments on ‘Climategate’
Shearer joins team of economists calling for urgent action against unemployment
Senior Fellow Derek Shearer has joined with sixteen notable economists in a consensus statement released to the website The Daily Beast. "We recognize the necessity of a program to cut the mid- and long-term federal deficit," the group stated in their release, "but the imperative requirement now…is to restore a full measure of economic activity." Shearer's economic team also included Joseph Stiglitz, Alan Blinder, Laura Tyson and Sir Harold Evans…….Continue Reading Shearer joins team of economists calling for urgent action against unemployment