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

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

Experts Discuss the End of Trump’s Presidency and the Beginning of Biden

On Wednesday, January 27th, the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership and Policy (CCLP) joined USC Dornsife’s Center for the Political Future and the USC Gould School of Law to discuss the final days of Donald Trump’s presidency and Joe Biden’s first week in office. As part of the What’s Next series, the conversation between…Continue Reading Experts Discuss the End of Trump’s Presidency and the Beginning of Biden

Mid-Month Public Diplomacy Monitoring Forum: Chinese Computational Propaganda

In May 2021, the Oxford Internet Institute published a report on the use of bots and inauthentic activity to amplify the presence of Chinese diplomats on digital platforms.  This Wednesday, CCLP Global Communication Policy Fellow Nick Cull hosted a virtual convening of experts and scholars to discuss the implications of the report and analyze its…Continue Reading Mid-Month Public Diplomacy Monitoring Forum: Chinese Computational Propaganda

Senior Fellow Spotlight: Ellis Cose, Renewing America’s Democratic Potential

Throughout his long-standing career as an author on subjects including government, politics, law, history, race, class, and gender, CCLP Senior Fellow Ellis Cose has been observing the ways in which America’s democracy is faltering. The eye-opening 2021 attack on the US Capitol proved to be the result of several already-boiling factors, such as the breakdown…Continue Reading Senior Fellow Spotlight: Ellis Cose, Renewing America’s Democratic Potential

What’s Next for Canadian Public Diplomacy?

Among the global population, Canada’s reputation shines. According to the Nation Brands Index, its people and its government are well admired. In fact, its governmental system is the most admired in terms of international perceptions (whereas the United States ranks 18th). With such glowing reviews, has Canada fully lived up to its public diplomacy goals?…Continue Reading What’s Next for Canadian Public Diplomacy?