China Daily features senior fellow Orville Schell in an article titled "Schell calls urbanization plan 'extraordinary' event", which quotes Schell from the Urban China Initiative's Urban Leaders Roundtable held on April 7 at the Harvard Faculty Club in Boston…….Continue Reading Schell calls urbanization plan ‘extraordinary’ event
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Neal Baer Goes From ‘Under the Dome’ To Out of the Closet
The Wall Street Journal profiles senior fellow Neal Baer and his recent award from the Point Foundation, "the nation's largest scholarship-granting organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) students of merit."……Continue Reading Neal Baer Goes From ‘Under the Dome’ To Out of the Closet
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…….Continue Reading Lena Dunham and Dr. Neal Baer receive awards from Point Foundation
US initiative for 50,000 African leaders detailed at CCLP forum
WASHINGTON – 50,000 young African leaders have responded to a new Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI). The YALI program was the focus of Monday's CCLP lunch forum here, featuring the people who will be managing the program. Left: Britta Bjornlund, Branch Chief, Study of the U.S. Branch Bureau of Educational and Cultural Program U.S. Department of State. Right: Joyce Warner, Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff, IREX. 500 of the leaders will be told next week that have been selected to come to Washington this summer, according to Joyce Warner, Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff of IREX,……Continue Reading US initiative for 50,000 African leaders detailed at CCLP forum
Dan Glickman’s Article Published in The Huffington Post
The Huffington Post published CCLP senior fellow Dan Glickman's article "The McCutcheon Ruling: Is That All There Is, My Friends?", in which he analyzes the Supreme Court's recent ruling on campaign finance law…….Continue Reading Dan Glickman’s Article Published in The Huffington Post
CCLP and The California Endowment Host Conference on Mobile Technology for Community Engagement
In partnership with The California Endowment, the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy hosted the Get Mobile Forum on April 2nd, a conference that brought together local community organizations to explore how mobile technology can empower communities and increase civic engagement. Watch videos of each presentation and see more event photos at the Get Mobile Forum website. Jerlene Tatum from EYCEJ shakes hands with Mari Lopez from Vision y Compromiso, Inc. Over thirty invitees attended the forum on Wednesday, April 2 at The California Endowment for a day packed with presentations, Q&A sessions, mobile app demos and networking……Continue Reading CCLP and The California Endowment Host Conference on Mobile Technology for Community Engagement
Advisory Board Member Gary Pruitt to be Honored with Constitutional Champion Award
CCLP Advisory Board Member and Associated Press CEO Gary Pruitt will be honored by The Constitution Project at their 7th Annual Constitutional Gala on April 24th in Washington, D.C. The bipartisan legal watchdog group will celebrate Pruitt's leadership in standing up against government intimidation of the media. Tickets to the Gala are available for purchase at The Constitution Project's website. The Constitutional Champion Award honors Pruitt's commitment to fighting for the constitutional principles of the First Amendment. When the Department of Justice secretly collected phone records for editors at The Associated Press in May 2013, Pruitt called it a "massive……Continue Reading Advisory Board Member Gary Pruitt to be Honored with Constitutional Champion Award
Morley Winograd quoted in CNN Money
CNN Money: Senior fellow Morley Winograd is quoted in the article, "Americans still worried about their financial future". He says, "Millennials are a very economically stressed generation, and that stress will last for their lifetime."……Continue Reading Morley Winograd quoted in CNN Money
Latonero explains role of big data in fight against trafficking at NYU summit co-sponsored by White House
Research director Mark Latonero gave a presentation today at The Social, Cultural, & Ethical Dimensions of "Big Data", speaking about his research at CCLP on technology and human trafficking. Hosted by The Data & Society Research Institute in partnership with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and New York University's Information Law Institute, the event brought together leaders from government, academia, and industry as part of the Obama Administration's efforts to better understand the implications of big data for privacy and public policy. Latonero discussed how networked technologies like chat rooms, online classified ads, and social……Continue Reading Latonero explains role of big data in fight against trafficking at NYU summit co-sponsored by White House
Top sports journalists share career insights at CCLP forum on Women & Communication Leadership
This article was written by CCLP intern Faith Jessie, a USC Annenberg senior majoring in Public Relations, and CCLP web editor Elizabeth Krane. Women are still fighting to break into sports journalism, an industry that has historically been dominated by men. According to a study done by the Women's Media Center, 90% of sports editors are male. The 2012 Associated Press Sports Editors Racial and Gender Report Card gave an F grade for gender representation in sports columnists and editors. But as NFL Network host Lindsay Rhodes pointed out, "We're all proof that if you work hard and you're persistent,……Continue Reading Top sports journalists share career insights at CCLP forum on Women & Communication Leadership