WASHINGTON — Amanda Bennett was sworn in this morning as the new Director of the Voice of America, and she promised change: “We do have to change. We must change. We need to change in a big way,” she said, in large part to address the “vast shift in the way people around the world…Continue Reading New Director of Voice of America sworn in, promising ‘to change in a big way’
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Jazz examined as an instrument of U.S. diplomacy at CCLP forum
WASHINGTON — Americans underestimate the impact of jazz on audiences around the world. And in a way that contributes to the power of international tours by U.S. jazz musicians, including and especially tours sponsored by the U.S. State Department. That was the conclusion of all of the participants in this month’s CCLP Communications Leadership forum…Continue Reading Jazz examined as an instrument of U.S. diplomacy at CCLP forum
In the News: Coverage of our research, “Yes, the media bears some responsibility for the rise of Donald Trump — here’s proof”
On March 30, 2016, CCLP published an article on Medium.com entitled “Yes, the media bears some responsibility for the rise of Donald Trump — here’s proof.” CCLP Associate Director Ev Boyle and researchers Jane Yi, Rebecca Mulqueen, and Skye Featherstone set out to answer two questions: Just how much coverage are the top online news outlets devoting to Trump?…Continue Reading In the News: Coverage of our research, “Yes, the media bears some responsibility for the rise of Donald Trump — here’s proof”
CCLP’s Ev Boyle moderates panel at Women in Public Diplomacy Conference
On Friday, March 31, 2016, CCLP’s associate director Ev Boyle moderated a panel on social entrepreneurship at the Association of Public Diplomacy Scholars’ annual Public Diplomacy Conference at USC, part of the Master in Public Diplomacy (MPD) program. The theme of this year’s conference was Women in Public Diplomacy. On the panel were Rediate Tekeste,…Continue Reading CCLP’s Ev Boyle moderates panel at Women in Public Diplomacy Conference
Crackdown in China: Worse and worse
This article by CCLP senior fellow Orville Schell was originally published in The New York Review of Books. “As a liberal, I no longer feel I have a future in China,” a prominent Chinese think tank head in the process of moving abroad recently lamented in private. Such refrains are all too familiar these days…Continue Reading Crackdown in China: Worse and worse
Yes, the media bears some responsibility for the rise of Donald Trump — here’s proof
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…Continue Reading Yes, the media bears some responsibility for the rise of Donald Trump — here’s proof
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….Continue Reading In the News: USC News covers Cowan’s new science project
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,…Continue Reading What’s Wrong with Presidential Primaries?
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….Continue Reading In the News: Daily Trojan covers Washington trip
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….Continue Reading In the News: Rosenthal stepping down as editorial page editor of The New York Times