AOL News ran an op-ed by Senior Fellow David Westphal on whether government should support journalism. "In a report issued at USC's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, my colleague Geoffrey Cowan and I concluded that federal, state and local governments have contributed billions of dollars a year to the commercial news business," Westphal wrote. "Is there a role for the government in helping ensure that citizens continue to get the news and information they need in American democracy? One popular response is no; government has no place in subsidizing the news business. Our findings disagree: It has always taken……Continue Reading Should Government Support Journalism? It Always Has
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New Study Traces History of Government Subsidies for the Media
The New York Times featured research by CCLP Director Geoffrey Cowan and Senior Fellow David Westphal, which found that though American newspapers have relied on government subsidies since this country's founding, that support has dropped sharply in the last four decades. "The knee-jerk reaction tends to be that government can't get involved," Cowan said. "We think it's important for people to understand that the government has been involved from the beginning, and that the subsidies were much larger in the past."……Continue Reading New Study Traces History of Government Subsidies for the Media
Centuries-Old Bailout of Newspapers is Going Away, Report Warns
Editor & Publisher featured research by CCLP director Geoffrey Cowan and senior fellow David Westphal that found that though American newspapers have relied on government subsidies since this country's founding, that support has dropped sharply in the last four decades. In today's dollars, government support for newspapers and magazines has fallen to less than $2 billion from more than $4 billion in 1970. Cowan and Westphal said that government print notices, which provide significant revenue for newspapers, will most likely migrate to the Web…….Continue Reading Centuries-Old Bailout of Newspapers is Going Away, Report Warns
Book World: Review of Daring Young Men by Richard Reeves
The Washington Post reviewed "Daring Young Men: The Heroism and Triumph of the Berlin Airlift, June 1948-May 1949," by Senior Fellow Richard Reeves. "…Reeves, a bestselling author of three presidential biographies and several other books, has delved into declassified archives and provided fresh insights into the power clashes between Truman, Stalin and other leading figures," the article stated. "But the real value of Reeves's book lies in the remarkable human sagas he collected through hundreds of interviews with uncelebrated pilots, mechanics, weathermen and ground controllers who sustained the airlift for almost a year."……Continue Reading Book World: Review of Daring Young Men by Richard Reeves
Mike Tharp: Have we got a story for you
The Merced Sun-Star covered the California HealthCare Foundation Center for Health Reporting program, spearheaded by the USC Annenberg School and funded by the California HealthCare Foundation, and noted that Senior Fellow Michael Parks helped recruit journalists for the center…….Continue Reading Mike Tharp: Have we got a story for you
Chief of Hollywood Trade Group to Step Down
The New York Times ran a story on Senior Fellow Dan Glickman's announcement that he was stepping down from his post as chairman and chief executive of the Motion Picture Association of America effective April 1, 2010 to become president of Refugees International. In the article, Glickman notes that state-sponsored film incentives expanded rapidly during his tenure. "Four or five states had them when I came in, today there are over 40."……Continue Reading Chief of Hollywood Trade Group to Step Down
Free press, with profits
The Los Angeles Times ran an op-ed by Geneva Overholser and CCLP Director Geoffrey Cowan about the important role government plays in sustaining serious journalism. "It's clear that journalism is in crisis, and in the current recession, things are likely to get much worse," they wrote. "With a new administration and a new Congress seeking fresh solutions to other crises, we need to consider new possibilities to help ensure that journalism remains able to provide the information needed by a great democracy."……Continue Reading Free press, with profits
How Will Journalism Survive The Internet Age?
PaidContent cited an article written by CCLP Director Geoffrey Cowan and Senior Fellow David Westphal for USC's Online Journalism Review. Cowan and Westphal wrote that government intervention to aid the journalism industry isn't a new idea…….Continue Reading How Will Journalism Survive The Internet Age?
P&G’s Cultural Revolution
BNET cited Distinguished Fellow Warren Bennis in an article by Noel Tichy, who co-wrote "Judgment: How Winning Leaders Make Great Calls" with Bennis. "I've written 12 books on leadership and my co-author, Warren Bennis, has written 37. What we've learned after spending all this time with CEOs is that judgment is a process. Business leaders don't make decisions in a blink; that's for firefighters and ER nurses," Tichy wrote…….Continue Reading P&G’s Cultural Revolution
Obamas branch beyond TV news shows
The Baltimore Sun quoted Faculty Fellow Philip Seib about the Obama family's appearances on TV shows like "Iron Chef America" and "The Colbert Report." "Obama and his people understand that you have to constantly pop up in all these different venues like ESPN, the Food Network, and Comedy Central because the audience has become so segmented – so chopped up," Seib said. "It used to be if you wanted to reach the majority of the American public, you just called up Walter Cronkite and said, 'Come on, we'll give you a half-hour in the White House.' And that was it,……Continue Reading Obamas branch beyond TV news shows