Orville Schell, Senior Fellow, was quoted in an article in the New York Times in regards to Xinhua News Agency and China's new 24-hour English-speaking, Communism-based news channel…….Continue Reading Schell – China Puts Best Face Forward With News Channel
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Naturalized On The Fourth Of July
LOS ANGELES — Among the charges leveled against King George III on July 4, 1776, in the Declaration of Independence was this one: "He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Land." So it was ever thus here in the New World. The immigration debate goes on 234 years later. In 1776, there were a little over 2 million people in Great Britain's American colonies. More were needed to fill the……Continue Reading Naturalized On The Fourth Of July
Seib – Considering Water Diplomacy
Phil Seib, Faculty Fellow, has published an article in The Huffington Post entitled "Considering Water Diplomacy"…….Continue Reading Seib – Considering Water Diplomacy
Obama's Afghanistan – Video used at WorldNews
In response to the change in leadership involving military forces in Afghanistan, WorldNews has created a library of videos on President Obama and his leadership during the war. The website features the CCLP's "Global Communication Forum on Obama's Afghanistan: The Media and the War" with Senior Fellow Cinny Kennard…….Continue Reading Obama's Afghanistan – Video used at WorldNews
Suro quoted in AZ Immigration article
Faculty Fellow Roberto Suro was interviewed by The Associated Press for an article about Arizona's immigration policies and claims of illegal immigrants being drug "mules"…….Continue Reading Suro quoted in AZ Immigration article
Bennis quoted in BP article
Warren Bennis, Distinguished Fellow, was quoted in an article by The Washington Post regarding BP chief executive Tony Hayward and his retreat from the spotlight during the oil spill crisis in the Gulf of Mexico…….Continue Reading Bennis quoted in BP article
Lerner Named Faculty Fellow at CCLP
University of Southern California Law Professor Jack Lerner has been named a Faculty Fellow at the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy (CCLP). Lerner, who directs the USC Intellectual Property and Technology Law Clinic, will be involved with research projects and public programs as well as provide guidance to law fellows at the Annenberg Center. He is the first fellow selected outside the Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism…….Continue Reading Lerner Named Faculty Fellow at CCLP
Bennis Offers Candid Assessment of Leadership & General McChrystal
Distinguished CCLP Fellow Warren Bennis was interviewed for The Washington Post's "On Leadership" section of the paper's website, offering his opinion on the forced resignation of Gen. Stanley McChrystal by President Barack Obama. In his piece, Bennis discusses the abrupt change of leadership in the war in Afghanistan and how it could effect the outcome of the ongoing nine year conflict. Gen. McChrystal was removed from his position leading all military forces in Operation Enduring Freedom on Wednesday after the publication of negative comments he and his aides made in an article in Rolling Stone magazine about the current Presidential……Continue Reading Bennis Offers Candid Assessment of Leadership & General McChrystal
Bennis On Leadership Create Jobs
Distinguished Fellow Warren Bennis writes about the importance of leadership in passing the stimulus bill in the "On Leadership" section of The Washington Post…….Continue Reading Bennis On Leadership Create Jobs
Senior Fellow Cinny Kennard Sworn in as Special Consultant for the FCC
The Federal Communications Commission recently appointed Senior Fellow Cinny Kennard as a Special Consultant to work on the team researching and preparing a report on the Future of Media & Information Needs of Communities in a Digital Age. According to the FCC, "the goal of the project is to help ensure that all Americans have access to vibrant, diverse sources of news and information that will enable them to enrich their families, communities and democracy." As traditional forms of news struggle to survive and new forms of media flourish, the research team will acquire extensive knowledge of the media world……Continue Reading Senior Fellow Cinny Kennard Sworn in as Special Consultant for the FCC