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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…Continue Reading CCLP Welcomes Director of the USC Annenberg Media Center Christina Bellantoni as a Faculty Fellow

CCLP welcomes León Krauze, Emmy-winning news anchor and author, as a Senior Fellow

The Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy (CCLP) is pleased to announce that León Krauze will become a new Senior Fellow. An author, academic, award-winning journalist, and Emmy-winning news anchor, Krauze will bring his rich personal background and multi-award winning journalistic expertise to CCLP’s conversations and research on foreign affairs and media. Krauze previously…Continue Reading CCLP welcomes León Krauze, Emmy-winning news anchor and author, as a Senior Fellow

Craig Calhoun, Social Sciences Professor and Former Director of the London School of Economics, joins CCLP as a Senior Fellow

The USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy (CCLP) is delighted to welcome Craig Calhoun as its newest Senior Fellow. A former Director of the London School of Economics and the first President of the Berggruen Institute, Calhoun joins a cohort of CCLP senior fellows who are at the forefront of journalism, public diplomacy,…Continue Reading Craig Calhoun, Social Sciences Professor and Former Director of the London School of Economics, joins CCLP as a Senior Fellow

CCLP Director of Washington Programs Speech on How to Explain 2016 Elections

CCLP’s Director of Washington Programs Adam Clayton Powell III spoke to the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Wednesday on how to explain the 2016 elections through journalism. Broadcasting Board of Governors | Wednesday, November 30, 2016 | Remarks by Adam Clayton Powell III Mr. Chairman, Governors, ladies and gentlemen. My name is Adam Clayton Powell…Continue Reading CCLP Director of Washington Programs Speech on How to Explain 2016 Elections

World Press Institute Fellows Visit Annenberg

Ten journalists from the World Press Institute visited the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism on Thursday to meet with the school’s Dean, Ernest J. Wilson, and several of its faculty. The meeting took place as part of the World Press Institute’s fellowship program, and focused on issues relevant to journalism at Annenberg, in…Continue Reading World Press Institute Fellows Visit Annenberg

CCLP Hosts University-Wide Meeting on Internet of Things

On September 19, faculty from across the university gathered to discuss current research at USC related to the Internet of Things (IoT), and possible areas of collaboration. In two discussions over breakfast and lunch hosted by the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership and Policy, USC professors and deans from the schools of engineering, public…Continue Reading CCLP Hosts University-Wide Meeting on Internet of Things

A full house at Wallis Annenberg Hall for the first presidential debate

More than 800 USC students and faculty packed into Wallis Annenberg Hall last Monday night for a panel and viewing of the first presidential debate, an event put on by The Annenberg Center and the Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics. For a full recap with more photos and social media posts from students, check…Continue Reading A full house at Wallis Annenberg Hall for the first presidential debate

CCLP Senior Fellow Nicco Mele named director of Shorenstein Center

CCLP Senior Fellow Nicco Mele was recently named the new director of the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. Mele is currently serves as the Wallis Annenberg Chair in Journalism at the University of Southern California and is the former Senior Vice President and Deputy…Continue Reading CCLP Senior Fellow Nicco Mele named director of Shorenstein Center

Laurie Becklund

Senior Fellow Laurie Becklund is an award-winning bilingual Los Angeles journalist, author, integrated media project developer, and CCLP Senior Fellow. She has a 25-year career as a journalist, most of that time as a staff writer at the Los Angeles Times. She conducted award-winning team investigations into malfeasance and gross negligence at the Los Angeles County Coroner-Medical Examiner; the toxic poisoning of thousands of Mexican "canal people" whose health mattered less than the tomatoes they picked for U.S. export; prominent LA businessmen who secretly owned slums in the name of their pets; and outrageous sexual harassment by media moguls that……Continue Reading Laurie Becklund

John Huey

Advisory Board Member John Huey is the former Editor-in-Chief of Time Inc.'s U.S. magazines, websites, and other digital content, including TIME, People, FORTUNE, Sports Illustrated, Entertainment Weekly, and Real Simple. Before becoming Time Inc.'s sixth editor-in-chief in 2006, Huey served as editorial director of Time Inc. since July 2001. Before that, Huey was editor of the FORTUNE Group since February 2001. Previously, he was managing editor of FORTUNE since 1995. In 1997, while running FORTUNE, Huey was named Advertising Age's Editor of the Year. In 1998, he was named Adweek's Editor of the Year; and, under his leadership, FORTUNE was……Continue Reading John Huey