Among the global population, Canada’s reputation shines. According to the Nation Brands Index, its people and its government are well admired. In fact, its governmental system is the most admired in terms of international perceptions (whereas the United States ranks 18th). With such glowing reviews, has Canada fully lived up to its public diplomacy goals?…Continue Reading What’s Next for Canadian Public Diplomacy?
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USC Election Cybersecurity Initiative featured on Fox 11
USC Election Cybersecurity Initiative (ECI) Executive Director Adam Clayton Powell III joined Marla Tellez and Elex Michaelson on FOX 11 Los Angeles to discuss cybersecurity threats in the wake of the June 17 conference. The Google-supported initiative will present ten regional nonpartisan workshops training campaigns, election officials, and policymakers to protect local and state elections…Continue Reading USC Election Cybersecurity Initiative featured on Fox 11
Election Cybersecurity: The Experts Corner
CCLP’s USC Election Cybersecurity Initiative publishes a weekly blog by Marie Harf, International Elections Analyst at the USC Election Cybersecurity Initiative, on topics including: election cybersecurity and resources for campaigns and election workers, disinformation and misinformation in campaigns and elections, and lessons we can learn from attempts to disrupt elections in other democracies. Harf’s most…Continue Reading Election Cybersecurity: The Experts Corner
Digital Inclusion Round-Up: May 17 – May 23, 2021
Articles related to Digital Inclusion Broadband Connectivity Fort Worth, Texas, Schools Delay Broadband Expansion Silas Allen / GovTech / May 17 The FCC’s big bet on Elon Musk Sara Morrison / Vox / May 17 Wheeler: VP Harris Must Get Creative to Make Broadband Deal Tom Wheeler / GovTech / May 18 Broadband Affordability Digital…Continue Reading Digital Inclusion Round-Up: May 17 – May 23, 2021
Michael Tubbs joins CCLP as a Senior Fellow
The USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy (CCLP) is proud to announce Michael Tubbs has joined the Center as its newest Senior Fellow. Tubbs is the author of The Deeper The Roots: A Story of Hope and Home and currently serves as the executive chairman of Mayors for a Guaranteed Income, the founder…Continue Reading Michael Tubbs joins CCLP as a Senior Fellow
USC Election Cybersecurity Initiative Wins 2021 Stanley F. Reed Award
The USC Election Cybersecurity Initiative received the 2021 Stanley F. Reed Award for Best Civic Education Resource for its work in the 2020 election. Given by Campaign and Elections magazine, the Reed Awards recognize outstanding work in political campaigning and public affairs. USC’s Google-supported initiative, led by the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership and Policy, hosted nonpartisan workshops in all 50 states training…Continue Reading USC Election Cybersecurity Initiative Wins 2021 Stanley F. Reed Award
COVID-19 misinformation and the 2020 U.S. presidential election
On March 3, CCLP-supported research regarding COVID-19 misinformation and the 2020 U.S. presidential election was published in the Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review. Led by USC Annenberg Professor Emilio Ferrara, the study investigated different COVID-19 misinformation narratives occurring in the context of the 2020 U.S. Democratic primaries, using a subset of over 67 million tweets…Continue Reading COVID-19 misinformation and the 2020 U.S. presidential election
CCLP Launches Digital Inclusion Initiative
CCLP is currently developing the Digital Inclusion Initiative (DII), a major project centered around the issue of broadband accessibility. Through the initiative, CCLP has begun the process of researching, organizing, and convening university, local, state, and national stakeholders seeking to provide universal high-speed broadband service in the US. On February 26, the Center hosted a…Continue Reading CCLP Launches Digital Inclusion Initiative
What Makes a Country “Good” According to the Rest of the World?
As part of the Mid Month Public Diplomacy Forum series, the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership and Policy (CCLP) welcomed Simon Anholt for a discussion on his new book, The Good Country Equation: How We Can Repair the World in One Generation. The recent publication chronicles Anholt’s career as a policy analyst and advisor,…Continue Reading What Makes a Country “Good” According to the Rest of the World?
Experts Discuss the Final Days of Trump and Biden’s Beginning
On Wednesday, January 27th, the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership and Policy (CCLP) joined USC Dornsife’s Center for the Political Future and the USC Gould School of Law to discuss the final days of Donald Trump’s presidency and Joe Biden’s first week in office. Hosted by CCLP Director Geoffrey Cowan as part of the…Continue Reading Experts Discuss the Final Days of Trump and Biden’s Beginning