Category: In the News

Seib lecture at Georgetown

Philip Seib, of the Director of the Center for Public Diplomacy at the University of Southern California and Faculty Fellow, delivered a lecture entitled "New Media and Public Diplomacy in the Arab World." This event was part of the Information Evolution in the Arab World symposium. The symposium was sponsored by the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies at the School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University…….Continue Reading Seib lecture at Georgetown

Dry China – Carnegie Council article

Senior Fellow Orville Schell in conjunction with Policy Innovations, a publication by the Carnegie Council focused on addressing fair globalization, published an article as part of their Project Syndicate initiative. Schell's article explores the droughts in China and its effects on national landmarks such as the Huangguoshu Waterfall in China's southwestern Guizhou Province…….Continue Reading Dry China – Carnegie Council article

Glickman Calls on U.S. to Improve Treatment of Refugees

Refugees International President and Senior Fellow Dan Glickman today urged policymakers to fix shortfalls in current law that needlessly prevent refugees, asylum seekers and stateless individuals from finding safe harbor and enjoying basic human rights in the United States. Glickman testified at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, "Renewing America's Commitment to the Refugee Convention: The Refugee Protection Act of 2010."……Continue Reading Glickman Calls on U.S. to Improve Treatment of Refugees

On Leadership – National inflection points

The Washington Post ran an op-ed by Warren Bennis of the USC Marshall School and Distinguished Fellow about college presidents embracing new technology and innovative teaching techniques. "Having just completed a national search to find a successor to USC's president, Steven B. Sample, I had the opportunity to review countless resumes and interview a fair number of sitting presidents and provosts," Bennis wrote. He added that it's no accident the person chosen was USC President-Elect C.L. Max Nikias, "a doctorate in electrical engineering and a maven of all manner of innovative technologies and teaching methods."……Continue Reading On Leadership – National inflection points

California’s Stimulus Package: Meg Whitman

Senior Fellow Richard Reeves wrote about Proposition 15 on this year's California ballot in his column for Universal Press Syndicate. The proposition would institute public financing for the secretary of state's office. Reeves wrote: "It was endorsed last week by the state's ranking political sage, George Skelton of the Los Angeles Times, not because he thought it was important in and of itself, but because 'It's a small, awkward step in a good direction.' A good direction, he argued, is public financing, and Proposition 15 might lead to the overthrow of the state's constitutional ban on such financing."……Continue Reading California’s Stimulus Package: Meg Whitman

August Is Too Long to Wait for Amanpour

The Huffington Post featured a piece by Senior Fellow Cinny Kennard on ABC News' announcement that Christiane Amanpour will host the Sunday morning talk show stalwart "This Week" beginning in August. Kennard wrote, "For those of us who have complained about the dumbing-down of news on television, declared journalism dead or carped about too few women in leading roles on TV news programs, it's time to celebrate."……Continue Reading August Is Too Long to Wait for Amanpour

Out of the spotlight

Senior Fellow Dan Glickman wrote a piece for POLITICO on leaving the Hollywood spotlight as chairman of the Motion Picture Association of America to become an advocate for millions of displaced people as president of Refugees International…….Continue Reading Out of the spotlight

Pentagon Papers: The Glory Days of Journalism

The Atlantic reviewed the play Top Secret: The Battle for the Pentagon Papers, by CCLP Director Geoffrey Cowan. "Ultimately, the contents of the Pentagon Papers mattered less to events than the great confrontation over whether the press could override government's objections to their release," the article stated. "So if you get a chance to see Top Secret or watch the panel on C-SPAN, here's what to remember: important decisions being made today by proprietors and journalists will be judged by history. Let's hope they meet the test."……Continue Reading Pentagon Papers: The Glory Days of Journalism