With a heavy heart, we are sad to report the untimely death of our colleague, Tiffany Shackelford, Head of Outreach and Partnerships for the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership and Policy’s Election Cybersecurity Initiative and Director of CCLP’s Voter Communications Task Force. Tiffany passed away unexpectedly on December 27th from complications resulting from a positive case of…Continue Reading Remembering Tiffany Shackelford
By Joe B. Johnson, originally published by the Public Diplomacy Council. The USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership and Policy sponsored a “global conversation on how the US election is being explained to the world” on December 15 — the day after the United States’ Electoral College voted Joseph Biden as President-elect. Prof. Adam Clayton Powell III,…Continue Reading Media Experts on how the World Views the U.S. Elections
By Caroline Wohl In early November, USC Annenberg’s Center on Communication Leadership and Policy (CCLP) hosted a series of university-wide post-election roundtables surrounding the aftermath of the 2020 election. Co-chaired by CCLP Director Geoffrey Cowan and Professor Ernest Wilson, the interdisciplinary collaboration convened leading authorities and faculty from USC Dornsife’s Center for Political Future, the…Continue Reading Experts weigh in on 2020 election aftermath through CCLP’s university-wide ‘What’s Next?’ roundtable discussion series
“Not only does election security require the right technology and tools, but it also requires full civic participation and cooperation. This responsibility should be shared across federal, state and local government and the private sector entities. “ Why Google cast its vote for election security By Corey duBrowa, originally published by USC ANNENBERG RELEVANCE…Continue Reading Why Google cast its vote for election security
The USC Election Cybersecurity team presented their initial findings on how states fortify their election systems after hosting workshops in all 50 states and speaking with officials at every level. By Nick Nuccio, originally published by USC Viterbi. American democracy has another challenge to contend with in 2020: the reality of cyber attacks. “All stages…Continue Reading “Our Candidate is Democracy” USC leads national effort to safeguard national elections from cyber attacks
USC Annenberg’s Center on Communication Leadership and Policy’s new report combats misinformation and makes voting information simple and available to the public. By Allie Anthony, Max Thors and Emily Chung USC Annenberg’s Center on Communication Leadership and Policy recently released its Voter Communications Report in conjunction with bipartisan experts to inform voters on when, where and how to vote…Continue Reading Voter Communications Task Force aims to provide clear, accurate information
The Voter Communication Task Force is a nonpartisan initiative funded by Google that aimed to provide all registered voters with reliable information about how, when and where to vote in 2020 elections and beyond. An offset of USC’s Election Cybersecurity Initiative, Task Force brought together leaders in policy, technology and academia to identify and help…Continue Reading Voter Communication Task Force
The nonpartisan Voter Communications Task Force focuses on identifying and helping others implement the best ways to communicate reliable election information to already registered voters. By Emily Gersema USC has allied with Google, elected officials and nonprofit leaders on a mission to help provide voters with important information about where, when and how to vote…Continue Reading USC, Google and other partners aim to help get election info to voters
The Google-funded USC Election Cybersecurity Initiative has held workshops for officials around the country, bracing them for cyberthreats. Now, they are channeling their efforts into helping voters. BY Emily Gersema SEPTEMBER 11, 2020 A one-of-a-kind endeavor to help elections officials in every state safeguard their systems against hacking is nearly complete,…Continue Reading As election nears, USC-led cybersecurity initiative pivots to voter education and access
The USC Election Cybersecurity Initiative is a non-partisan independent project supported by Google to educate people working in campaigns and elections on cybersecurity practices through workshops held across the country in all 50 states. The workshops led by academics, cybersecurity groups and government agencies focused on cyber safety & security, disinformation and misinformation, and crisis…Continue Reading USC Election Cybersecurity Initiative