WASHINGTON — KCET, the Los Angeles public television station that cancelled PBS programming last winter, is being watched closely by public broadcasting executives here as it charts a new course – as an independent public TV station that is also a regional production center. KCET achieved surprising success with its spring post-PBS schedule of international news from the BBC and NHK, re-runs of cooking shows and a limited number of locally-produced programs: After initially losing half of its audience last winter, by May it was attracting more viewers than PBS station KOCE, which was running "Nova," "Masterpiece," and the rest……Continue Reading Without PBS, public TV’s KCET becomes independent production center
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Bennis Cited in New York Times
A New York Times op-ed article entitled If I Were President cites Distinguished Fellow Warren Bennis on the topic of character and leadership. The advisor to four presidents is quoted as stating that "in moments of crisis, style dissolves into character."……Continue Reading Bennis Cited in New York Times
Public TV funding cuts fall unevenly across the U.S.; Fundraising criticized
WASHINGTON — Public broadcasting stations face a widely disparate landscape of funding cuts, according to participants at the CCLP Washington, D.C. forum in July. One significant variable is geography and politics – and the state where the station is located: Tom Thomas, who has studied public broadcasting funding for decades, noted that there are five states that devote $70 million to public TV and radio – more than $10 million per state, far more than the other 45 states. So if one of those five states were to cut funding significantly, or zero it out entirely, it would have a……Continue Reading Public TV funding cuts fall unevenly across the U.S.; Fundraising criticized
Winograd in USA Today – 2012 Election
USA Today published an article citing Senior Fellow Morley Winograd and co-author Mike Hais about the 2012 presidential election. Winograd postulates that Obama will not be able to rely on the young constituents who helped to put him in the White House, due the tumultuous year Obama has faced against his opponents in the House and Senate…….Continue Reading Winograd in USA Today – 2012 Election
Journalists, arts organization leaders explore social media's impact on arts journalism at CCLP forum in Washington, D.C.
The impact of social media and changing audiences were primary concerns of arts journalists and leaders of cultural institutions who gathered at a Communication Leadership Policy Forum at the University of Southern California's Washington, D.C. Center on August 1. "Arts journalism is struggling for its life," said Jaime Bennett of the National Endowment for the Arts. "It's no surprise that journalists are taking to the blogosphere to share their reviews." Organized by senior fellow Adam Clayton Powell III (pictured right) and Tim Page, the USC Annenberg journalism professor and Pulitzer Prize-winning former music critic for The Washington Post, the forum……Continue Reading Journalists, arts organization leaders explore social media's impact on arts journalism at CCLP forum in Washington, D.C.
Smith in Reuters – Celebrity social media
Reuters quoted Faculty Fellow Christopher Smith about celebrities' use of social media, and the best and worst cases of celebrities trying to build their brands through social networks…….Continue Reading Smith in Reuters – Celebrity social media
Seib on WBEZ – Alhurra
Faculty Fellow Phil Seib was interviewed with WBEZ on the 2008 report on Alhurra, the Arab news channel and how their reporting has effected the efforts of the Arab Spring in the MIddle East. [LISTEN]……Continue Reading Seib on WBEZ – Alhurra
Rachlis in Investigative Fund – Bob Moser
American Prospect editor and senior fellow Kit Rachlis was cited in an article on Investigative Fund regarding the hiring of celebrated journalist and author Bob Moser as the executive editor of the Prospect…….Continue Reading Rachlis in Investigative Fund – Bob Moser
Bennis in BNET – Team Leadership
Distinguished Fellow Warren Bennis' 15 Rules for Great Groups was cited in a leadership article on the CBS Interactive Business Network, entitled "Making a Team Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts."……Continue Reading Bennis in BNET – Team Leadership
Reeves in NewsWorks – Presidential Illnesses
"As candidate and president," wrote Senior Fellow Richard Reeves, "Kennedy concealed his low energy level, radiating health and good humor, though he usually spent more than half of most days in bed." Reeves' words were cited in an article on NewsWorks, which examined the illnesses of presidental candidates from the past and present…….Continue Reading Reeves in NewsWorks – Presidential Illnesses