CCLP senior fellow Richard Reeves interviewed by USC Annenberg Radio News about his new book, Infamy: The Shocking Story of the Japanese American Internment During World War II…….Continue Reading Richard Reeves interviewed by Annenberg Media Center
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Reviews of Reeves’ new book
LA Times and SF Chronicle review senior fellow Richard Reeves' new book about the internment of Japanese Americans during WWII…….Continue Reading Reviews of Reeves’ new book
Reeves warns of contemporary concentration camps
USC Annenberg journalism professor, author and historian professor and historian Richard Reeves says there is no doubt in his mind that the United States could again create concentration camps like those used during the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. "If a few incidents of terrorism happen again, we could start to round up Muslims in great numbers as we did with the Japanese with no charges except for their religion, just as the Japanese had no charges except for the color of their skin and they looked like the enemy," said Reeves. "The book is a cautionary……Continue Reading Reeves warns of contemporary concentration camps
Russian media critic named visiting fellow
Vasily Gatov, a Russian media researcher and author based in Boston, has been named a visiting fellow with the Center on Communication Leadership & Policy. Gatov, 49, has more than 28 years of professional experience in domestic and international media. "With his impressive background in both academia and journalism, Vasily Gatov is in a position to make an important contribution to issues of the kind that CCLP tackles on a regular basis," said CCLP director Geoffrey Cowan. "We are looking forward to research, blogs and conversations that will build on his experience with new media and with the challenges……Continue Reading Russian media critic named visiting fellow
Reeves book reviewed in NYT
The New York Times reviewed CCLP senior fellow Richard Reeves' new book, Infamy: The Shocking Story of the Japanese American Internment in World War II…….Continue Reading Reeves book reviewed in NYT
VOA chief cites imbalance in international media
The director of Voice of America called attention to the slanted news coverage by state-owned media outlets in foreign countries during the keynote luncheon of an international policy conference co-sponsored by the Center on Communication Leadership & Policy (CCLP) on April 17, 2015. David Ensor was interviewed by CCLP senior fellow Adam Clayton Powell III at the Pacific Council on International Policy's Spring Conference. CCLP director Geoffrey Cowan, former VOA director, introduced Ensor and Powell to the more than 200 people from governmental, non-profit, academic, and private sectors who gathered at the historic and elegant California Club in downtown Los……Continue Reading VOA chief cites imbalance in international media
Easter egg of the two-headed eagle
This column is authored by CCLP senior fellow Vasily Gatov, founder of the Novosti Media Lab BOSTON–As the framework for a nuclear deal with Iran was concluded in Geneva, the world's press engaged in a commentary race on the meaning and implications of the agreement. One may expect a significant difference in public attitude in the U.S., EU and the Middle East; as various countries have different approaches and positions on the issues of security, consequences of the accord, and even the vision of the strategic implications. But when it comes to Russian media coverage of the Geneva process itself……Continue Reading Easter egg of the two-headed eagle
Roots of U.S. public diplomacy in 1917 echo debates of 2015
WASHINGTON – 98 years ago, the United States government formally inaugurated the first American agency of public diplomacy, and it faced the same questions in 1917 during World War I that the U.S. faces in 2015 against ISIS. That agency, the Committee on Public Information (CPI) was created to counter German propaganda and to create a more favorable image of the U.S. both at home and around the world. This agency and its mission was the topic of the Center on Communication Leadership & Policy's Washington Communication Leadership forum on Monday, featuring historians from the State Department and academic experts……Continue Reading Roots of U.S. public diplomacy in 1917 echo debates of 2015
CCLP study cited in article on public notices
A CCLP study was cited in a Corsicana Daily News article about public notice laws…….Continue Reading CCLP study cited in article on public notices
Fellows say political polarization is increasing
Political polarization is growing in this country, said CCLP senior fellows Matthew Dowd and Narda Zacchino at a Communication Leadership Roundtable at the new Wallis Annenberg Hall on March 23. The data, Dowd said, shows that "we're at the most polarized state that we've ever been in." Left to right: Narda Zacchino, Matthew Dowd, Geoffrey Cowan, and Geoffrey Baum Dowd and Zacchino were joined by CCLP director Geoffrey Cowan and CCLP advisory board members and senior fellows who were in town for a board meeting prior to the event, as well as staff and students from the USC Annenberg School……Continue Reading Fellows say political polarization is increasing