On the 14th anniversary of 9/11, the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy is pleased to announce its new senior fellow for the 2015-16 year, the international bestselling author and Muslim reformer, Irshad Manji. The New York Times called Ms. Manji “Osama bin Laden’s worst nightmare.” A faithful Muslim who openly advocates equality…
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Russian media critic named visiting fellow
Vasily Gatov, a Russian media researcher and author based in Boston, has been named a visiting fellow with the Center on Communication Leadership & Policy. Gatov, 49, has more than 28 years of professional experience in domestic and international media. "With his impressive background in both academia and journalism, Vasily Gatov is in a position to make an important contribution to issues of the kind that CCLP tackles on a regular basis," said CCLP director Geoffrey Cowan. "We are looking forward to research, blogs and conversations that will build on his experience with new media and with the challenges……
Cinny Kennard joins 2015 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards Jury
Senior fellow Cinny Kennard, a dedicated previous member of the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards jury from 2000-2008, will join again to judge the 2015 duPont Awards…….
Lena Dunham and Dr. Neal Baer receive awards from Point Foundation
CNBC announces that senior fellow Neal Baer received the Point Leadership Award from the Point Foundation at the April 7 Point Honors New York gala…….
A Better Way Forward for Food and Agriculture
Roll Call: Senior fellow Dan Glickman co-wrote an article titled "A Better Way Forward for Food and Agriculture" on the achievements and shortfalls of the 2014 farm bill…….
TV producer Neal Baer to be honored by Point Foundation
LGBT Weekly: Senior fellow Neal Baer to be honored by the Point Foundation at the April 7 Point Honors New York gala…….
Senior Fellow Dan Glickman Interviewed in SOTU’s ‘designated survivors’
Senior fellow Dan Glickman was interviewed by The Washington Post about when he was the State of the Union's "designated survivor" while serving as US Secretary of Agriculture…….
Geneva Overholser Named CCLP Senior Fellow
Geneva Overholser, former professor and director of USC Annenberg's School of Journalism, has been appointed a Senior Fellow of the Center on Communication Leadership & Policy (CCLP). Overholser joins a distinguished group of CCLP senior fellows that include journalists and media executives such as Cinny Kennard, Adam Clayton Powell III and Narda Zacchino, authors and policymakers such as Dan Glickman, Richard Reeves and Morley Winograd and pioneering leadership scholar Warren Bennis, among others…….
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……
Senior Fellow Jeremy Curtin honored by U.S. Department of State
CCLP Senior Fellow Jeremy Curtin was presented with the Equality Award yesterday, an annual award given by Gays and Lesbians in Foreign Affairs Agencies (GLIFAA), by Cheryl Mills, Counselor and Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The award honors Curtin for his assistance in the implementation of Secretary Clinton's policy that extends benefits to the partners of Foreign Service employees. This policy serves as a specific application of President Obama's policy, which more broadly offers benefits to the partners of federal employees. Secretary Clinton's policy provides partners of Foreign Service employees with U.S. diplomatic passports, access to……