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
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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
In the News: Schell quoted in Sheffield Times article
Orville Schell was quoted in a Sheffield Times article about China….Continue Reading In the News: Schell quoted in Sheffield Times article
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?
In the News: Matthew Dowd quoted in Hollywood Reporter
Matthew Dowd was quoted in a Hollywood Reporter article about Donald Trump….Continue Reading In the News: Matthew Dowd quoted in Hollywood Reporter
2016: We Need More Healing, Not More Division
This article by CCLP senior fellow Matthew Dowd was originally published on The Huffington Post. There is an old Cherokee Native American legend about the two wolves that feels once again apropos for today’s conversation in our country (I have cited this before in a previous column), and the emergence of the Summer of Trump….Continue Reading 2016: We Need More Healing, Not More Division
In the News: Dan Schnur interviewed by PSNow
Dan Schnur was interviewed by Political Science Now….Continue Reading In the News: Dan Schnur interviewed by PSNow
In the News: Dan Schnur quoted by NPR about Trump
Dan Schnur, CCLP senior fellow, was quoted by NPR in a story comparing Donald Trump to Arnold Schwarzenegger….Continue Reading In the News: Dan Schnur quoted by NPR about Trump