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WASHINGTON, D.C. – American information programs are underfunded and disorganized, and a new coordinator of all U.S. international information efforts government-wide is urgently needed. That was the assessment and recommendation by David Ensor, Director of the Voice of America until he stepped down last year. He spoke Monday at the monthly CCLP Washington DC Communication…Continue Reading Call for new U.S. information czar by former VOA Director

This article by CCLP faculty fellow Roberto Suro was originally published in The New York Times. DEMOGRAPHY is destiny, or so the saying goes, but Latinos are learning this political season that destiny can take detours. As their population in the United States surged from 35 million in 2000 to nearly 57 million, Latinos became…Continue Reading Whatever Happened to Latino Political Power?

This article by CCLP senior fellow Derek Shearer was originally published in the Huffington Post. America is a jittery nation this holiday season. It’s not easy to remain cool and calm let alone joyful in the face of media reports of attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, shootings at schools and medical facilities, or videos…Continue Reading War and Peace in a Jittery Nation: Obama’s Last Year and After

This article by CCLP Senior Research Fellow Mark Latonero was originally published on Trust.org. While many of us might feel we cannot live without the Internet or our cell phones, for refugees access to digital technologies can be a matter of life or death. Numerous media reports have highlighted how smartphones areessential and vital for…Continue Reading For refugees, a digital passage to Europe

Wednesday, December 16, 2015 — Geoffrey Cowan, the president of The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands, announced today that after six years as the organization’s founding president he will be leaving the historic, high-level retreat center that he helped to transform into the “Camp David of the West.” The former dean of the University of…Continue Reading CCLP director Geoffrey Cowan to conclude service at Sunnylands in June 2016

WASHINGTON – American use of food diplomacy as a diplomatic and commercial tool was the topic of this month’s CCLP Communication Leadership lunch forum here, and the focus was on the success of the U.S. pavilion at this year’s world’s fair in Milan. America was the unquestioned hit of fair, according to Beatrice Camp, Expo…Continue Reading U.S. Food Diplomacy Wins Fans at Milan World’s Fair

LOS ANGELES, November 24, 2015 — Journalist and Editorial Page Editor of The New York Times, Andrew Rosenthal, 59, has been named a member of the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy’s Advisory Board, CCLP director Geoffrey Cowan announced today. “I am delighted to join this group dedicated to advancing, modernizing and promoting…Continue Reading New York Times’ Andy Rosenthal joins CCLP advisory board

WASHINGTON, D.C. – John Lansing, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), said this morning that BBG has created an Office of Internet Freedom to promote free and open access to online information. The new office will have an initial budget of $14 million, according to Lansing, and will have…Continue Reading BBG Creates Office of Internet Freedom