This blog and accompanying podcast first appeared on MPRnews. This morning Minnesota public radio featured senior fellow Cinny Kennard expounding upon the relationship between newsroom cutbacks and journalistic errors. Listen to the full podcast here: At a graduation speech at Quinnipiac University earlier this month, CBS anchor Scott Pelley said that journalists are "getting the big stories wrong, over and over again." "In a world where everyone is a publisher, no one is an editor," Pelley charged. "And that is the danger that we face today. We have entered a time when a writer's first idea is his best idea…….Continue Reading LISTEN: Some (accurate) quotes about media mistakes
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Chicago Council: Dan Glickman and Catherine Bertini’s case for reengagement in food and ag issues
Food Tank: Senior Fellow Dan Glickman discusses the food insecurity crises and proposals on sustaining future generations…….Continue Reading Chicago Council: Dan Glickman and Catherine Bertini’s case for reengagement in food and ag issues
China: What’s Going Right?
China File: Senior fellow Orville Schell discusses China's growing pains as a nation. Read more here…….Continue Reading China: What’s Going Right?
Pruitt: Justice Department’s seizure of AP phone records ‘unconstitutional’
CBS' "Face the Nation": AP President, CEO and CCLP advisory board member Gary Pruitt called the U.S. Justice Department's sweeping and secret seizure of journalists' telephone records "unconstitutional" during an interview…….Continue Reading Pruitt: Justice Department’s seizure of AP phone records ‘unconstitutional’
Hey Hollywood, Remember the Ladies?
truthdig: Article highlights faculty fellow Stacy Smith's critical research on women in Hollywood…….Continue Reading Hey Hollywood, Remember the Ladies?
Women in film are underrepresented, hypersexualized despite ‘year of woman’ claims (report)
Huffingtonpost: Stacy Smith's research sheds light on the misrepresentation of women in film…….Continue Reading Women in film are underrepresented, hypersexualized despite ‘year of woman’ claims (report)
A Champion of Public Diplomacy
The New York Times: Faculty fellow Phillip Seib rates Hilary Clinton's role as Secretary of State…….Continue Reading A Champion of Public Diplomacy
Technology shifts soft power goals from ‘winning hearts and minds’ to forming relationships
WASHINGTON – Successful deployment of soft power in the 21st century requires rethinking not only methods but also goals. That was the message this week from Nicholas Cull, who spoke at a CCLP forum here this week. Cull, who directs the Masters Program in Public Diplomacy at USC, urged policy makers to shift from "winning hearts and minds" to a new framing, enabled and driven by social media. "It is post-statecraft," said Cull. "It's not about 'hearts and minds.' It's about relationships."……Continue Reading Technology shifts soft power goals from ‘winning hearts and minds’ to forming relationships
FCC’s Zachary Katz named CCLP Senior Fellow
Zachary Katz, Chief of Staff of the Federal Communications Commission, has been appointed a Senior Fellow of the Center on Communication Leadership & Policy (CCLP) at the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. The appointment begins in July 2013 following his planned departure from the FCC after Chairman Julius Genachowski leaves the agency later this month. As a senior fellow, Katz will help develop, lead and advise on programs and research projects related to broadband, mobile and media initiatives. He joins a distinguished group of CCLP senior fellows that include journalists and media executives such as……Continue Reading FCC’s Zachary Katz named CCLP Senior Fellow
White House initiative spotlights CCLP’s research at Johns Hopkins symposium
"Technologies are being used by malicious actors to create illicit networks," CCLP research director Mark Latonero said at a first-of-its-kind symposium on addressing the needs of victims of child sex trafficking. "However," he continued, "the use of such tools leaves digital fingerprints which law enforcement can use to combat criminal activity such as domestic child sex trafficking." Latonero presented research from the CCLP's groundbreaking initiative on Technology & Trafficking at the forum held on May 1-2, 2013 at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore. The symposium is part of a White House initiative and was hosted by……Continue Reading White House initiative spotlights CCLP’s research at Johns Hopkins symposium