John Lansing, President of NPR, will join the USC Annenberg Center for Communication Leadership & Policy (CCLP) in March as a Senior Fellow. “With his background as the President of the Scripps Networks, overseeing U.S. International Broadcasting as the CEO of the US Agency for Global Media, and then running National Public Radio, Lansing brings…Continue Reading Former NPR President John Lansing Joins CCLP
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Cowan Pens Politico Article Calling for Primary Reform
In a new article for Politico Magazine, CCLP Director Geoffrey Cowan compares the 2024 primary cycle, where both major parties have all but selected their presidential nominees by the end of January, to the 1968 primary cycle, where major candidate Sen. Robert Kennedy did not even declare until March 16. Cowan writes, “At the very…Continue Reading Cowan Pens Politico Article Calling for Primary Reform
Junior Fellow Owen Foster Writes Article on News Media Ecosystems
Working with Senior Fellow Morley Winograd, Foster conducted novel analysis on a set of Pew Research data to draw conclusions about how social media news ecosystems relate to political ideology in the United States. The article appeared in a series on how younger voters will impact elections, and is also a part of the FixGov…Continue Reading Junior Fellow Owen Foster Writes Article on News Media Ecosystems
Isaac Blacksin to become CCLP Research Fellow
Isaac Blacksin, a media theorist and an ethnographer of military conflict, has spent time in war-zones from Afghanistan to Ukraine. His writing appears in various scholarly and popular venues, including Media, War & Conflict, Applied Journalism and Media Studies, HAU: Journal of Ethnographic Theory, boundary 2, Viewpoint Magazine, Kyoto Journal, and Worlding Asia. Isaac’s first…Continue Reading Isaac Blacksin to become CCLP Research Fellow
CCLP Welcomes David Hume Kennerly as a Senior Fellow
CCLP is honored to welcome David Hume Kennerly to the Center as a Senior Fellow. Kennerly brings a wealth of unique experiences and knowledge to the Center. Kennerly has had a distinguished career as a “political photographer” including coverage of the wars in Vietnam and Cambodia and 11 United States Presidents. Kennerly’s photos have appeared…Continue Reading CCLP Welcomes David Hume Kennerly as a Senior Fellow
Professor Jonathan Aronson Joins CCLP as a Faculty Fellow
The USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy (CCLP) is pleased to welcome Jonathan Aronson as its newest faculty fellow. Aronson is a professor at USC Annenberg and the Department of Political Science & International Relations at USC Dornsife. He received his training at Harvard and Stanford before joining USC’s School of International Relations…Continue Reading Professor Jonathan Aronson Joins CCLP as a Faculty Fellow
Anna Malaika Tubbs joins CCLP as a Senior Fellow
The USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy (CCLP) is thrilled to welcome intersectional scholar and best-selling author Anna Malaika Tubbs as its newest Senior Fellow. Dr. Anna Malaika Tubbs holds a Ph.D in Sociology and Masters in Multidisciplinary Gender Studies from the University of Cambridge in addition to a Bachelors in Anthropology from Stanford…Continue Reading Anna Malaika Tubbs joins CCLP as a Senior Fellow
Renewing American Democracy project hosts event with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, in conversation with author and journalist Ellis Cose, led students in a conversation on civic engagement, transcending polarization, and the importance of young people’s involvement in addressing the challenges facing democracy today. The virtual forum was presented by Renewing American Democracy, a project of the University of Southern California’s Annenberg…Continue Reading Renewing American Democracy project hosts event with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor
CCLP Director Geoffrey Cowan for Politico: Opinion | Our Secret Weapon Against Putin Isn’t So Secret
An Excerpt: As has been so often stated, the war in Ukraine is, in large measure, an information war — a battle for hearts and minds. Some news outlets have been doing a brilliant job by using their own reporters as well as pictures and videos from social media, carefully vetted for accuracy, to show…Continue Reading CCLP Director Geoffrey Cowan for Politico: Opinion | Our Secret Weapon Against Putin Isn’t So Secret
USC Election Cybersecurity Begins 6th Year, Returns to All 50 States
The bipartisan USC Election Cybersecurity Initiative begins its sixth year of operation, returning for a third year to serve all 50 states, made possible by generous support from Google and additional support from the Annenberg Foundation. More than 5,000 election officials, campaign workers and civic leaders have participated in more than 60 workshops presented by USC…Continue Reading USC Election Cybersecurity Begins 6th Year, Returns to All 50 States