U.S. Embassies’ use of social media explored at CCLP forum

WASHINGTON – American embassies around the world have embarked on widely varied approaches to using social media as a tool of public diplomacy, according to the lead social media instructor at the U.S. Foreign Service Institute. “The State Department has one of the most vibrant and interesting social media,” said FSI’s Jeff Fairbanks, and he…Continue Reading U.S. Embassies’ use of social media explored at CCLP forum

Social media pioneer Nicco Mele joins CCLP as senior fellow

Author, social media pioneer and digital strategist Nicco Mele has been named a senior fellow of the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy (CCLP) at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, CCLP director Geoffrey Cowan announced today. At CCLP, Mele will focus on emerging business models for digital…Continue Reading Social media pioneer Nicco Mele joins CCLP as senior fellow

Muslim reformer named CCLP senior fellow

On the 14th anniversary of 9/11, the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy is pleased to announce its new senior fellow for the 2015-16 year, the international bestselling author and Muslim reformer, Irshad Manji. The New York Times called Ms. Manji “Osama bin Laden’s worst nightmare.” A faithful Muslim who openly advocates equality…Continue Reading Muslim reformer named CCLP senior fellow

Empowering the Public Through Open Data: Findings & Recommendations for City Leaders in Los Angeles County

Over the past year the Civic Tech USC research team here at the Center on Communication Leadership & Policy (CCLP) has been investigating what cities in Los Angeles County are doing to make their government data easily accessible to the public. Cities already collect vast troves of information, such as crime stats, budgets/financial expenditures, code…Continue Reading Empowering the Public Through Open Data: Findings & Recommendations for City Leaders in Los Angeles County

Civility No More: Where Are the Better Angels of Politics?

This article by CCLP senior fellow Dan Glickman was originally published on The Huffington Post. In 1860 as this nation stood on the brink of civil war, President Abraham Lincoln implored Americans and their political leaders to think of, “the better angels of our nature,” before committing totally to the dissolution of the Union. To…Continue Reading Civility No More: Where Are the Better Angels of Politics?