How can a ballot initiative that aims to discourage human trafficking stir up such spirited debate? Attendees at CCLP's Road to the White House panel discussion on Wednesday, October 24, 2012, discovered that there are divergent opinions of Proposition 35, a California ballot initiative intended to strengthen human trafficking laws…….Continue Reading California Proposition 35 forum ignites passionate discussion from human trafficking experts
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Human Trafficking and Social Media with Mark Latonero, Research Director for the Annenberg Center of Communication Leadership and Policy, University of Southern California (GNLA)
GEN NEXT Los Angeles: Research director Mark Latonero gives a lecture about human trafficking and social media…….Continue Reading Human Trafficking and Social Media with Mark Latonero, Research Director for the Annenberg Center of Communication Leadership and Policy, University of Southern California (GNLA)
Decision 2012: Annenberg live screening of the third presidential debate informs USC community
Well over 200 students, staff, faculty and guests gathered in the East Lobby of the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism for the third presidential debate, on October 22, 2012. This marked the final debate before Election Day leaving many in the crowd focused intently upon the candidates' performance. After the live screening, a bi-partisan panel discussion convened to gather opinions and thoughts about the debate night proceedings…….Continue Reading Decision 2012: Annenberg live screening of the third presidential debate informs USC community
Korea’s free KakaoTalk mobile app reshapes business communication models and language
SEOUL – Kakao Talk, the free mobile phone text service that has exploded in popularity here, has reshaped the way Koreans communicate worldwide. It has even had an impact on the language and expression, with KFL, or Kakao as a Foreign Language. Available since summer for the iPhone, Android and Blackberry cell phones, Kakao, or KaTalk for short, has been downloaded by tens of millions of users. Based in Korea, it is growing worldwide, and it is now available in Japanese and English…….Continue Reading Korea’s free KakaoTalk mobile app reshapes business communication models and language
Candidates spar in the second presidential debate: live panel of bi-partisan political experts react
The Center on Communication Leadership & Policy, in partnership with Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics, welcomed members of the USC community to watch the second in a series of three live screenings of the presidential debates on campus. Immediately following the debate, a bi-partisan panel analyzed the candidate's performance. The USC Political Student Assembly, USC College Democrats, and USC College Republicans helped to arrange the panel discussion, which featured the following participants: Jim Brulte, Former California State Senate and Assembly Republican Leader Garry South, a senior democratic strategist and former senior advisor to California Governor Gray Davis Max Schwartz,……Continue Reading Candidates spar in the second presidential debate: live panel of bi-partisan political experts react
Scenes from Norman Corwin’s life: A couple of geniuses and a kiddie toy
LA Times op-ed: Director Geoffrey Cowan commemorates the life of Norman Corwin. Full Story…….Continue Reading Scenes from Norman Corwin’s life: A couple of geniuses and a kiddie toy
VOA Africa adds direct-to-phone programs, evading censorship and intimidation
WASHINGTON — Voice of America's Africa service has begun programming directly to mobile telephones. Delivering news and information in regions where independent journalists are censored or intimidated…….Continue Reading VOA Africa adds direct-to-phone programs, evading censorship and intimidation
USC Marshall’s ‘Passport to the World’
This blog first appeared on the Bloomberg Businessweek website. As I'm writing this on the West Coast at 11 p.m., Oct. 11, three top administrators from the University of Southern California–Provost Elizabeth Garrett; James Ellis, dean of the Marshall School of Business; and his vice dean for academic affairs, John Matsusaka–are in Milan wrapping up an agreement with their counterparts at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Bocconi University. These three universities are collaborating to launch a three-continent degree program that will take students from Los Angeles to Hong Kong to Milan. They've formed a partnership……Continue Reading USC Marshall’s ‘Passport to the World’
African mobile technology services developed for news and empowerment: Universal access
"No Internet needed." Those three words are seen more and more often promoting new mobile phone applications in Africa, where the newest apps are more likely than not to be free, to run on cheap low-end phones, and to function even without Internet access. In Africa, you can also use your cell phone to listen to "radio" programs from sources ranging from broadcasters to public service providers – and again without Internet access…….Continue Reading African mobile technology services developed for news and empowerment: Universal access
Latonero discusses greater use of mobile technology to combat human trafficking online in Kathmandu
On September 18, 2012, research director Mark Latonero addressed The Asia Foundation workshop on Counter-Trafficking in Persons in Kathmandu, Nepal. Representatives from The Asia Foundation field offices across the Asia Pacific Region attended, along with representatives from USAID, AusAID, and DFID. Other participants included experts on trafficking in persons from the psychology, health, and legal fields…….Continue Reading Latonero discusses greater use of mobile technology to combat human trafficking online in Kathmandu