Why can't many inexpensive cell phones receive life-saving emergency weather alerts? Why, unlike people in much of the world, can't Americans listen to emergency information broadcasts on their cell phones? These are not accidents or unanticipated consequences. These are the results of policies and decisions by government agencies and the U.S. cell phone industry that should be addressed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Based on a series of meetings with high level participants from government, industry and academia, CCLP filed a comment with the Federal Communications Commission on May 29, 2015, recommending that the FCC ensure that cell phone……Continue Reading Lifeline phones should be enhanced to ensure public safety, CCLP urges FCC
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Geoffrey Baum quoted in PSN
Geoffrey Baum, CCLP managing director, was quoted in a Pasadena Star-News article about the proposed Rose Bowl music festival…….Continue Reading Geoffrey Baum quoted in PSN
CCLP, Annenberg, Neon Tommy nominated for LA Press Club awards
CCLP Project Fellow Justin Chapman was nominated for an LA Press Club journalism award, as were several Annenberg News reporters and Neon Tommy staff. Annenberg School Director Willow Bay will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award…….Continue Reading CCLP, Annenberg, Neon Tommy nominated for LA Press Club awards
USC News mentions CCLP
USC News mentions CCLP research in article on human trafficking…….Continue Reading USC News mentions CCLP
Reeves featured on KPCC
Richard Reeves was featured on KPCC's AirTalk with Larry Mantle for his new book, Infamy, about the internment of Japanese Americans during WWII…….Continue Reading Reeves featured on KPCC
Geoffrey Cowan interviewed on BBC
Geoffrey Cowan was quoted in a BBC profile on Seymour Hersh. Cowan served as Hersh's source for his My Lai massacre story during the Vietnam War…….Continue Reading Geoffrey Cowan interviewed on BBC
Gov Brown joins Baum for college board meeting
Gov. Jerry Brown joined CCLP managing director Geoffrey Baum for the California Community Colleges Board of Governors meeting…….Continue Reading Gov Brown joins Baum for college board meeting
Justin Chapman pens column on landfills
CCLP project fellow Justin Chapman pens a feature story for the Pasadena Weekly about the proposed expansion of the Scholl Canyon Landfill in Glendale…….Continue Reading Justin Chapman pens column on landfills
Matthew Dowd pens column on troops for ABC News
Matthew Dowd, CCLP senior fellow, pens column on supporting the troops but questioning the war for ABC News…….Continue Reading Matthew Dowd pens column on troops for ABC News
CCTV America fights credibility issues, reaches audiences far beyond the U.S.
WASHINGTON – CCTV America must constantly battle the perception that its funders in Beijing are slanting its news broadcasts, but that may not be the case – or at least it may be an exaggeration. That was the word from Mike Walter, a news anchor at CCTV America, who spoke at Monday's CCLP Communications Leadership Forum here in Washington DC. "We have to work every day to build credibility," he said. "We have to work harder than other networks."……Continue Reading CCTV America fights credibility issues, reaches audiences far beyond the U.S.