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Statement by Adam Clayton Powell III at the Broadcasting Board of Governors, October 8, 2015: Mr. Chairman, Governors, Director Lansing. My name is Adam Clayton Powell III, and I am President of the Public Diplomacy Council and a Senior Fellow at the University of Southern California. But this morning I speak as an individual; the…Continue Reading Democracy is not just another ideology; freedom is not just another point of view

“Too often when we talk about immigration we talk with people who already agree with us,” said Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, immigration activist, and filmmaker Jose Antonio Vargas, who has traveled around the country on a speaking tour in promotion of his films Documented and White People. “I talked to many young white students who seemed…Continue Reading Immigration activist and filmmaker urges USC students to talk to those they don’t agree with

Sports can induce dialogue between countries that do not otherwise talk and serve as a perfect medium for international exchange as well as a forum to confront racism and gender violence, according to USC’s director of public diplomacy Nick Cull. “Sport can bring people together,” said Cull, speaking before CCLP senior fellow Derek Shearer’s diplomacy…Continue Reading Sports can encourage dialogue between antagonistic countries, says USC public diplomacy professor

WASHINGTON — John Lansing, the new Chief Executive Officer and Director of the U.S. Broadcasting Board of Governors, yesterday outlined strategies he said he is pursuing to move BBG forward. Speaking at a public meeting of the BBG Board of Governors, Lansing listed five priorities: 1. Move aggressively to shift toward digital distribution. Lansing said…Continue Reading New US international broadcasting CEO outlines his priorities

This article by CCLP senior fellow Dan Glickman was originally published in the Baltimore Sun. Few presidential candidates on either side have proposed with any specificity what I would term a “big idea” or a plan to make a real impact on the most important issue facing this country: ensuring that the middle class have…Continue Reading A ‘big plan’ for infrastructure

Marketing consultant, corporate executive, and Assistant Professor of Clinical Management Communication at the USC Marshall School of Business, Gerald Giaquinta, has been named a faculty fellow of the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy (CCLP) at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, CCLP director Geoffrey Cowan announced today….Continue Reading USC Marshall’s Jerry Giaquinta named CCLP faculty fellow

This article written by CCLP senior fellow Orville Schell was originally published in Yale Environment 360. Amid tensions between the U.S. and China, one issue has emerged on which the two nations are finding common ground: climate change. Their recent commitments on controlling emissions have created momentum that could help international climate talks in Paris in…Continue Reading How China and U.S. became unlikely partners on climate

WASHINGTON – American embassies around the world have embarked on widely varied approaches to using social media as a tool of public diplomacy, according to the lead social media instructor at the U.S. Foreign Service Institute. “The State Department has one of the most vibrant and interesting social media,” said FSI’s Jeff Fairbanks, and he…Continue Reading U.S. Embassies’ use of social media explored at CCLP forum

Author, social media pioneer and digital strategist Nicco Mele has been named a senior fellow of the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy (CCLP) at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, CCLP director Geoffrey Cowan announced today. At CCLP, Mele will focus on emerging business models for digital…Continue Reading Social media pioneer Nicco Mele joins CCLP as senior fellow