CCLP Senior Fellow, Narda Zacchino, former LA Times vice president, has been named the new executive director of the Daniel Pearl Foundation. "We are thrilled that Narda has accepted our offer to become Executive Director," Daniel Pearl's parents and Foundation co-founders Judea and Ruth Pearl said in a release. "Her background as a journalist, editor and author, along with her extensive experience in working with nonprofits make her an ideal choice. More important, we believe that she understands and believes in our core message and will be able to articulate it to a broader audience." Read the announcement here. Tweet……Continue Reading Narda Zacchino Named Executive Director of the Daniel Pearl Foundation
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Peabody Awards recognize independent public television producers
This year's Peabody Awards hold special places of honor for independent producers, just as critics charge PBS is trying to marginalize them. Operating with far fewer resources than the PBS network, independent producers won four awards, while their wealthier PBS colleagues won three. The series "Independent Lens" was the only television program honored with two Peabodys, both for documentaries – one award went to "Bhutto," on the life of Benazir Bhutto, described by ITVS as "an epic tale of Shakespearean dimension. It's the story of the first Muslim woman elected in history to lead an Islamic nation: Pakistan." She was……Continue Reading Peabody Awards recognize independent public television producers
Road to White House panelists debate CA primary
Author of No Excuses: Confessions of a Serial Campaigner Bob Shrum and Marylouise Oates, prominent journalist and novelist (Making Peace), joined Geoffrey Cowan, director of the Annenberg's Center on Communication Leadership and Policy, for a discussion on Wednesday April 4 about the current presidential primary race. Oates brought up the discussion of the importance of the Catholic vote and how the topic of contraception has been such a popular one in this election season so far. "I think it's interesting that Santorum has lost the Catholic vote in every single state so far," Oates said. "It's because 98% of practicing……Continue Reading Road to White House panelists debate CA primary
Online Sex Trade Flourishing Despite Efforts to Curb It – NYTimes.com
The New York Times quoted CCLP Director of Research and Instruction Mark Latonero about using social media tools to combat the flourishing online human trafficking epidemic. The online sex trade is flourishing despite nationwide campaigns and pressure from government leaders. But California is now leading the country in responding to the rapidly expanding online sex trade. In February, Attorney General Kamala D. Harris convened leaders from nonprofit, law enforcement and technology companies to gather information for an updated report on human trafficking in the state. "This is an opportunity to observe the social behaviors which underlie the trafficking trade, which……Continue Reading Online Sex Trade Flourishing Despite Efforts to Curb It – NYTimes.com
M{2e} @ Annenberg Showcases Jeffrey Klein
CCLP Executive in Residence Jeffrey Klein shares his expertise on news organizations paywall practices with M{2e} @ Annenberg. "If they are going to survive long term, news organizations need to diversify their revenue streams, from advertising and paywalls for niche content, to events, demographic targeting and even direct sales of goods and services." Read more of Klein's insight here. Tweet !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs"); var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-30447548-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s);……Continue Reading M{2e} @ Annenberg Showcases Jeffrey Klein
Pacifica Radio lost over $5 million, termed unsustainable by Director
WASHINGTON – Pacifica Radio has lost $5.5 million since 2005 and has drained its financial reserves, according to Arlene Engelhardt, Executive Director of the Pacifica Foundation. The network's financial performance is unsustainable, according to Engelhardt, writing in a blog post on Friday. "Pacifica's overall listener support dropped 23%–from $13.8 million for fiscal year ending (FYE) September 30, 2006 to $10.6 million for FYE 2010," she wrote. "KPFA's listener support dropped 27%–from $4.0 million for FYE 2005 to $2.9 million FYE 2010." "KPFA, WBAI (in New York) and WPFW (in Washington, D.C.) have been running seriously in the red," she continued…….Continue Reading Pacifica Radio lost over $5 million, termed unsustainable by Director
WE-NATO: Philip Seib and the Power of Soft Power
To improve NATO's digital connectivity NATO's Public Diplomacy Division hosted a workshop called "The Power of Soft Power- NATO's Public Diplomacy in the Digital World" on Tuesday (27 March) 2012. In this YouTube clip CCLP Faculty Fellow Philip Seib describes soft power as essential in international relations as an important alternative to relying heavily on hard power. In what he sees as the 'information century' Seib believes this is increasingly possible as the internet and social media empowers people by informing them, leading to increased participation in politics and greater democratization. Watch here. Tweet !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");……Continue Reading WE-NATO: Philip Seib and the Power of Soft Power
Health Care: We’re All in This Together
CCLP Senior Fellow Richard Reeves weighs in on the pressing health care debacle in his latest installment for truthdig. What are your thought's on Obamacare? Read more here. Tweet !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");……Continue Reading Health Care: We’re All in This Together
Gary AP Appointment
CCLP advisory board member Gary Pruitt was named last week as the new President and CEO of The Associated Press. Here's a link to AP's story…….Continue Reading Gary AP Appointment
Panelists find progress in free flow of information worldwide
WASHINGTON – Speakers at a CCLP forum at the Newseum provided mostly positive assessments of worldwide freedom of information. Vint Cerf, widely described as "father of the Internet," said the combination of the Internet with mobile telephones has extended freedom of information to billions of people worldwide. If there is a better technology, he added, he doesn't know about it – or he would be investing in it. Cerf, who serves as Google's vice president and chief Internet evangelist (yes, that's his official title), did express a concern. Governments and politicians keep trying to control the Internet, just as governments……Continue Reading Panelists find progress in free flow of information worldwide