Senior fellow Adam Powell discussed media innovation and new technology on Left Jab Radio, hosted by Mark Walsh and Jonathan Aberman on Sirius XM…….Continue Reading Senior Fellow Adam Powell interviewed on Left Jab Radio
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Faculty fellow Stacy Smith presents at Global Symposium on Gender in Media
Faculty fellow Stacy Smith presented a keynote today at the Global Symposium on Gender in Media, discussing her latest study, Gender Bias Without Borders, which explores the portrayal of on women in film around the world…….Continue Reading Faculty fellow Stacy Smith presents at Global Symposium on Gender in Media
Geneva Overholser Moderates Panel on Gender Gap in Journalism
Senior fellow Geneva Overholser moderated a panel on the gender gap in journalism, held at the American Society of News Editors 2014 conference…….Continue Reading Geneva Overholser Moderates Panel on Gender Gap in Journalism
In Obama Speech, Echoes of the Lyndon Johnson Era
Faculty fellow Philip Seib wrote an article in Defense One titled "In Obama Speech, Echoes of the Lyndon Johnson Era."……Continue Reading In Obama Speech, Echoes of the Lyndon Johnson Era
Adam Clayton Powell III honored at Africa’s largest journalism conference
Senior fellow Adam Clayton Powell III, who leads CCLP's new initiative on mobile phones as a platform for public service, was named a Highway Africa Fellow at the 2014 Highway Africa Conference at Rhodes University's School of Journalism and Media Studies in Grahamstown, South Africa. The 2014 Highway Africa Fellows, left to right: Joe Alfers, Mathatha Tsedu, Cheriff Moumina Sy, CCLP senior fellow Adam Clayton Powell III, Elizabeth Barratt, Jovial Rantao, and Amina Frense. In addition to being the only American to receive the award, Powell also holds the record for attendance; he has presented at 17 of the 18……Continue Reading Adam Clayton Powell III honored at Africa’s largest journalism conference
Ensuring women have a seat at the leadership table
Senior fellow Geneva Overholser was featured in a new report by Harvard's Nieman Foundation on the lack of female newsroom leaders…….Continue Reading Ensuring women have a seat at the leadership table
International journalists discuss global conflicts, propaganda, and online media at CCLP forum
Journalists from Germany and Russia joined USC Annenberg students, faculty and special guests to share their first hand accounts of the physical dangers and moral dilemmas of reporting on international conflicts like the war in Ukraine at Covering Global Conflict, the first in a series organized by USC Annenberg’s Center on Communication Leadership & Policy (CCLP) and School of Journalism, along with the Pacific Council on International Policy (PCIP). More than 100 students, journalists, and Pacific Council members attended the forum, which was among the first special events held in USC’s new Wallis Annenberg Hall. The conversation was moderated by CCLP director Geoffrey Cowan and introduced by Willow……Continue Reading International journalists discuss global conflicts, propaganda, and online media at CCLP forum
Mark Latonero invited to editorial board of the new Journal of Human Trafficking
Mark Latonero has been invited to join the editorial board of the new Journal of Human Trafficking, a scholarly journal devoted to cross-disciplinary research towards better understanding and evolving policy responses to human trafficking…….Continue Reading Mark Latonero invited to editorial board of the new Journal of Human Trafficking
CCLP cell phone initiative discussed at Africa conference
GRAHAMSTOWN, South Africa – A CCLP initiative to define minimum capabilities of cell phone handsets for health care, public safety and other public services was a focus of discussion at a forum here at Rhodes University on Sunday. "What a good question!" said Daudi Khamadi Were, Innovation Coordinator at Making All Voices Count, part of Kenya's global Ushahidi group. Were said that cell phone service for illiterate users should be a key issue. "Mobiles need to be voice-enabled for those who cannot type as fast," agreed Bomasanto Ndulovu, Strategic Executive Director for South Africa's capital city, Tshwane (still known as……Continue Reading CCLP cell phone initiative discussed at Africa conference
Senior fellow Laurie Becklund presents at Stanford Medicine X
Senior fellow Laurie Becklund was a featured presenter at Stanford Medicine X, a patient-centered conference on emerging technologies in the field of medicine. In her talk, titled "Treat Me Like a Statistic and Save My Life," Becklund shared her personal battle with metastatic breast cancer and discussed the importance of big data in modern cancer treatment and research…….Continue Reading Senior fellow Laurie Becklund presents at Stanford Medicine X