CCLP Faculty Fellow Jack Lerner is quoted as an expert in Technology and the Business of Government for Nextgov.com. "It could make public service a little bit scarier than 10 or 20 years ago," Lerner says. "How does this affect who decides to be a public servant?" Read the article in full here…….Continue Reading Technology and the Business of Government
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With the Defeat of SOPA, Millenials Come of Political Age
In their new book, Millennial Momentum, CCLP Senior fellow Morley Winograd and Mike Hais documented the growing power of the generation of young Americans who will replace the Baby Boomers as the driving force in American politics for the next generation. U.S. News & World Report highlights the importance of the Millennial Momentum's power with the recent defeat of SOPA. Read the full article here…….Continue Reading With the Defeat of SOPA, Millenials Come of Political Age
Los Angeles Premiere of Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance
CCLP Faculty Fellow Sasha Anawalt will moderate a Q&A panel at the Los Angeles premiere of the feature length documentary Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance. The premiere followed by the distinguished expert panel will take place at Zipper Concert Hall in The Colburn School this Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 8:00pm. For more information click here…….Continue Reading Los Angeles Premiere of Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance
Politics as Entertainment
The art of Politics as Entertainment has the power to politicize the masses. CCLP Senior Fellow Richard Reeves sheds light, in his latest blog, to the Commedia dell'arte that is the latest election curmudgeon known as the GOP. Read the full article here…….Continue Reading Politics as Entertainment
PBS stations in California, Florida may be acquired by national, church groups
LOS ANGELES – Valentine's Day has been set as the date for the sale of KCSM-TV, the PBS station serving San Mateo and the counties south of San Francisco. The station is owned by the local community college and said it could no longer afford to operate the station because it is short of funds. Potential buyers expressing interest include two Colorado organizations, the Public Media Company, based in Boulder, and Independent Public Media, based in Denver. (You can see our earlier report on Independent Public Media here.) Daystar, a Texas-based religious broadcaster, is also interested in bidding on the……Continue Reading PBS stations in California, Florida may be acquired by national, church groups
Road to the White House: Arab Spring and Foreign Policy
With the 2012 presidential election season tumultuously underway, the USC Annenberg School's Center on Communication Leadership and Policy (CCLP) in coordination with the USC's Bedrosian Center and the USC Unruh Institute of Politics continues their successful Road to the White House forum promoting political discourse between leading academics and the community to help inform and shape political policies. The first CCLP-hosted forum of the new semester kicked off on Wednesday January 25, 2012, to a successful reception spotlighting U.S foreign policy relations in the Middle East and North Africa and the effect of new media technologies shaping political discourse……Continue Reading Road to the White House: Arab Spring and Foreign Policy
A Call for Civility in American Politics
Just a little more than a year ago, a gunman shot Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D) at a meeting she was holding with constituents in Tucson, Ariz. Even though the shooter did not appear to be motivated by a political agenda, the intimate portrait of Giffords that emerged prompted many who engage in what now passes for political "conversation" to reassess the increasing tendency toward demonization of those whose beliefs or experiences have led them to hold positions different from our own. When we routinely deride the intelligence and character of those with whom we disagree, the people at the receiving……Continue Reading A Call for Civility in American Politics
CCLP partners with USC Annenberg’s Norman Lear Center to ‘Get it Right’
On January 6, 2012, the Historians, Journalists and the Challenges of Getting It Right debuted in Chicago at the 126th annual American Historical Association conference. A partnership of CCLP, the Lear Center, and the American Historical Association's National History Center, Getting It Right begins with the premise that both professions, historians and journalists, are in the business of finding and assessing evidence; of analyzing events; and of narrating events. Lear Center director Marty Kaplan chaired the publishing panel, which used Alan Brinkley's biography of Henry Luce as a springboard to talk about journalism and history. For more information on the……Continue Reading CCLP partners with USC Annenberg’s Norman Lear Center to ‘Get it Right’
CCLP Faculty Fellow Philip Seib on China’s New English-Language News Network
Fast Company's article on China's recent focus on foreign news broadcasting cites CCLP faculty fellow and CPD Director Philip Seib. China is set to launch the new English-language news network, TodayChina, in February. To read the full article, please click here…….Continue Reading CCLP Faculty Fellow Philip Seib on China’s New English-Language News Network
Richard Reeves predicts Romney
CCLP senior fellow Richard Reeves predicts Mitt Romney will probably be the Republican nominee. See the full article here…….Continue Reading Richard Reeves predicts Romney