Marty Kaplan, founding director of the Norman Lear Center and the Norman Lear Professor of Entertainment, Media and Society at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, has joined CCLP as a Faculty Fellow. Kaplan was associate dean of the USC Annenberg School and directs the School’s Norman Lear Center, whose mission is to…
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Senior Fellow Ellis Cose Announces the Renewing American Democracy Project
The Renewing American Democracy project, in partnership with the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy and Long Island University, is a nonpartisan, non-ideological initiative dedicated to engaging and elevating the voices of people often left out of the national conversation about one of the most pressing issues of our time. It aims to…
Election Cybersecurity Highlights from September
The USC Election Cybersecurity Initiative’s regional workshops are back in full swing, providing essential tools and information to keep our electoral processes safe from cyber attacks. The initiative will be hosting two workshops per month throughout October and November, which are free and open to the public. With high-profile guests from each state, these regional,…
Senior Fellow Spotlight: Cindi Leive Sparks The Meteor
Although the world of journalism has faced sweeping changes in the last couple decades, Cindi Leive’s career embodies an unwavering cornerstone: advocacy for women. For instance, in her 16 years at Glamour where she served as Editor in Chief, she not only fostered readership growth by the millions, but also boosted the publication’s social impact…
Digital Inclusion Round-Up: May 17 – May 23, 2021
Articles related to Digital Inclusion Broadband Connectivity Fort Worth, Texas, Schools Delay Broadband Expansion Silas Allen / GovTech / May 17 The FCC’s big bet on Elon Musk Sara Morrison / Vox / May 17 Wheeler: VP Harris Must Get Creative to Make Broadband Deal Tom Wheeler / GovTech / May 18 Broadband Affordability Digital…
A Conversation with Jill Abramson
Leading one of the world’s most influential news outlets offers unique insight into the modern age of reporting. Jill Abramson, former Executive Editor of the New York Times, has witnessed radical changes sweeping the journalism and media industries. Observing these disruptions, her new book Merchants of Truth: The Business of News and the Fight for…
Jonathan Fanton joins CCLP as a Senior Fellow
The USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy (CCLP) is delighted to welcome Jonathan F. Fanton as the Center’s newest Senior Fellow. During his remarkable career in education and philanthropy, Dr. Fanton has served as the President of The New School for Social Research in New York City, President of The John D. and…
CCLP convenes panel on media bias and free press
On Oct. 23, the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership and Policy and the USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future gathered a panel of experts on media, politics and public relations for a discussion on the politics of the free press — with the goal of understanding why trust in the media is at…
CCLP Welcomes Director of the USC Annenberg Media Center Christina Bellantoni as a Faculty Fellow
The Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy is pleased to welcome USC Professor Christina Bellantoni, Director of the Annenberg Media Center, as its newest Faculty Fellow. Before joining USC, Professor Bellantoni was the assistant managing editor for politics at the Los Angeles Times where she spearheaded the expansion of the California politics team and…
CCLP Welcomes Director of the USC Annenberg Media Center Christina Bellantoni as a Faculty Fellow
The Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy is pleased to welcome USC Professor Christina Bellantoni, Director of the Annenberg Media Center, as its newest Faculty Fellow. Before joining USC, Professor Bellantoni was the assistant managing editor for politics at the Los Angeles Times where she spearheaded the expansion of the California politics team and…