The work of Senior Fellow Orville Schell was featured in a blog on the New York Times titled "China: A Reading List." The author of the blog, David Leonhardt, cited the work of Schell when the author was preparing for a trip to China and wanted to be well-versed in a variety of materials written about the country…….Continue Reading Schell – NY Times – China reading list
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Dr. Strangelove Redux
And now a quote that could come from Dr. Strangelove: "A lot of people fear artificial intelligence. I will stand my artificial intelligence against your human any day of the week and tell you that my A.I. will pay more attention to the rules of engagement and create fewer ethical lapses than a human force." That is from John Arquilla, executive director of the Information Operations Center at the Naval Postgraduate School. "Dr. Arquilla," reports The New York Times, "argues that weapons systems controlled by software will not act out of anger and malice and, in certain cases, can already……Continue Reading Dr. Strangelove Redux
Baer to leave SVU – The Box
According to The Wrap, Senior Fellow Neal Baer will be leaving his position as executive producer Law & Order: SVU at the end of this season. Baer is signing a contract to begin work on development with CBS Television. The senior fellow has been a part of L&O:SVU for the past 11 seasons…….Continue Reading Baer to leave SVU – The Box
Glickman – Poltico – Search for new MPAA chairman
Former chairman of the Motion Picture Association of America and Senior Fellow, Dan Glickman was cited in an article by Politico. The MPAA is currently considering Sen. Chris Dodd and Sen. Bill Richardson to take over the seat once held by Glickman…….Continue Reading Glickman – Poltico – Search for new MPAA chairman
Suro – Annenberg Innovation Lab opens
The Annenberg Innovation Lab officially opens on the USC campus, lead by Faculty Fellow Roberto Suro. MediaBistro, PopSop, PR Newswire, Chronicle of Higher Education…….Continue Reading Suro – Annenberg Innovation Lab opens
Baer in Variety – Venice Family Clinic
Senior Fellow Neal Baer has been elected as a board member of the Venice Family Clinic, according to Variety…….Continue Reading Baer in Variety – Venice Family Clinic
Tech@State
The Center on Communication Leadership & Policy's Research Director, Mark Latonero, along with senior fellows, Jeremy Curtin and Adam Clayton Powell III, participated in the Tech@State Conference on Civil Society 2.0, which took place from November 4-5, 2010, at the US Department of State and World Bank in Washington, D.C. The conference was organized around several themes: transparency and engagement, economic opportunity, the position of science, technology, and the environment, risk management in disaster zones, and the structure and status of civil society in frail states. Several notable speakers highlighted the conference. Alec Ross, Senior Advisor for Innovation, Office of……Continue Reading Tech@State
NPR chief Vivian Schiller: Don’t take the work of news gatherers for granted
At this time of tremendous upheaval in American news media, its leaders should not focus on transformation at the expense of fortifying and expanding concrete, on-the-ground reporting. That was the message offered Thursday by NPR President and CEO Vivian Schiller as she delivered the James L. Loper Lecture in Public Service Broadcasting at USC Annenberg. "For well over a decade, at gatherings like this, news people have obsessed about transformational technologies, vanishing business models and new paradigms of mass communication," Schiller told an audience of students, faculty members and leaders of influential Los Angeles-area media who gathered at USC Town……Continue Reading NPR chief Vivian Schiller: Don’t take the work of news gatherers for granted
Restoring America’s Future
Task Force Co-Chair and former Sen. Pete Domenici speaks during a news conference to launch the Bipartisan Policy Center's Debt Reduction Task Force January 25, 2010 in Washington, DC. (Photo credit CNN)As a Democrat, I believe that government plays a seminal role in educating our kids, building our transportation and communications infrastructure, protecting our environment, and maintaining our national defense. All are essential to a strong America. But all are impossible in a broke America. To ensure that the federal government can play that role and, in this way, help secure a bright future for America, we must act now……Continue Reading Restoring America’s Future
Communication technology serves as a rare bright spot in Haitian recovery, CCLP research trip finds
The Republic of Haiti continues to struggle in its recovery efforts following the devastating January 2010 earthquake, but information and communication technologies are among the few infrastructure bright spots in the country, based on the observations from a recent fact-finding trip, in which the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy (CCLP) participated. CCLP Research Director Mark Latonero, who was selected for the week-long research project because of his work in communication technology and emergency management, found that cell phones and text messages were critical tools for sharing information about recovery efforts in the earthquake ravaged country. "Port-au-Prince still……Continue Reading Communication technology serves as a rare bright spot in Haitian recovery, CCLP research trip finds