Wikipedia & The Future of News at AEJMC

At the Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication conference in Denver on August 6, 2010, Senior Fellows Adam Clayton Powell III and David Westphal presented their latest findings on "The Future of News". Powell's also released an addition to his 2006 publication, Reinventing Local News, entitled Reinventing Local News: 2010, and is available to read on our blog…….Continue Reading Wikipedia & The Future of News at AEJMC

TIP team prepares findings after research trip to Mekong Sub-Region

The Center on Communication Leadership & Policy's research team of Mark Latonero and Erin Kamler have returned from a fruitful exploratory trip for the Technology and Trafficking in Person project the Center is launching in Southeast Asia. According to a report prepared by the research team, an information sharing platform could provide significant assistance to agencies and organizations working to combat human trafficking in the Region. The full report of their findings can be downloaded here . Latonero and Kamler are working with Senior Fellow Jeremy Curtin to move the project forward after a promising start. From August 8 to……Continue Reading TIP team prepares findings after research trip to Mekong Sub-Region

We need more diplomats … and time to train them

When President Obama said, "Our commitment in Iraq is changing – from a military effort led by our troops to a civilian effort led by our diplomats," he underscored a fact that has become very clear from the research I am doing for the American Academy of Diplomacy and the Stimson Center in Washington on preparing our diplomats for 21st century statecraft. A key message of our research to date is the absolute necessity for Congress to continue funding a surge in State Department hiring – an initiative launched in 2009 called Diplomacy 3.0 – so that we have not……Continue Reading We need more diplomats … and time to train them

Bennis On Leadership ILA Panel

The The Washington Post's summarized a recent presentation by Warren Bennis, CCLP Distinguished Fellow. The presentation was part of the International Leadership Association's webinar series and provided a revealing look into Dr. Bennis's personal journey through leadership. This article can be found in the On Leadership section of WaPo's website…….Continue Reading Bennis On Leadership ILA Panel

Schell Taipei Times

"The bitter new reality is that the US and 'old Europe' have recently edged closer to becoming "developing countries,'" writes Senior Fellow Orville Schell in an editorial for the Taipei Times. The United States, he argues, should be encouraging Chinese investment rather than scaring it away…….Continue Reading Schell Taipei Times

Hollihan presents “Barack Obama and the Debate on Health Care Reform”

"Just after noon, and its already standing room only," joked Annenberg School for Communication director Larry Gross. Students, faculty, and staff gathered at the first Annenberg Research Seminar on August 30, 2010. Faculty Fellow Tom Hollihan kicked off the series with his presentation, Barack Obama and the Debate on Health Care Reform: Dialogic Argument vs. the Politics of Resistance. Hollihan explained that Obama's campaign message was that of hope and change, but not just in a changing of the presidential office but "hope that new leadership could reinvigorate government. Change was the most repeated part of the Obama campaign. Not……Continue Reading Hollihan presents “Barack Obama and the Debate on Health Care Reform”