The Cowan/Westphal report on Public Policy and Funding the News is mentioned in an article on Salon.com called "Let's subsidize open broadband, not journalists."……Continue Reading Cowan/Westphal report in Salon
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Philip Seib on Huffington Post
The Huffington Post published a blog by Philip Seib, Faculty Fellow, about the future of public diplomacy…….Continue Reading Philip Seib on Huffington Post
CCLP & State Department launch exploration of ways to use Technology to combat Human Trafficking
State Department and Congressional policymakers, along with nongovernmental organization and technology industry leaders convened in Washington, D.C. Thursday, June 3, 2010 to explore new ways communication technology might be used in global efforts to combat human trafficking. The meeting held at the USC Washington, D.C. Center was organized by USC Annenberg's Center on Communication Leadership and Policy in partnership with assistance from the U.S. Department of State. Geoffrey Cowan, CCLP director and USC University Professor, co-chaired the gathering with Alec Ross, Secretary of State Clinton's senior adviser for innovation (pictured right). Ross opened the meeting with remarks about 21st Century……Continue Reading CCLP & State Department launch exploration of ways to use Technology to combat Human Trafficking
The California Winners: Corporate Power
LOS ANGELES — You can't fool all the people all the time, only about 48 percent. That, rather than the triumph of women billionaires, may be the abiding lesson of California's spring elections this year. Yes, Meg Whitman, formerly of eBay, showed that you can win a Republican primary for governor by spending about $80 a voter. And Carly Fiorina, formerly of Hewlett-Packard, showed that it could be done for only $20 a voter in the same party's Senate primary. Interesting, maybe a corporate takeover of government, but hardly new or surprising. More interesting this year was the defeat of……Continue Reading The California Winners: Corporate Power
Warren Bennis video from Imagining the Future of Leadership
CCLP Distinguished Fellow Warren Bennis was a guest of Harvard University and the John F. Kennedy School of Government. Bennis imparted his advice to an eager audience during the series Imagining the Future of Leadership hosted at The Charles Hotel in Cambridge, Massachusetts. To watch all the speakers from this series, visit Imagining the Future of Leadership at WorldNews…….Continue Reading Warren Bennis video from Imagining the Future of Leadership
Baer as a speaker Public Policy Communicators
Senior Fellow Neal Baer has been invited to be a keynote speaker at the Public Policy Communicators of New York City conference to be held in Los Angeles in September…….Continue Reading Baer as a speaker Public Policy Communicators
Cowan and Westphal referenced in first amendment group
A report released by the CCLP, written by Director Geoff Cowan and Senior Fellow David Westphal was referenced in work by The First Amendment Coalition regarding non-profit news models…….Continue Reading Cowan and Westphal referenced in first amendment group
Bennis – BizZone Internet Social Media
Business Zone has published an article that examines how the work of Warren Bennis, Distinguished Fellow, has predicted the rise of social media and its influences on the journalistic world…….Continue Reading Bennis – BizZone Internet Social Media
LA Times Exec Klein Joins CCLP as Executive in Residence
Jeffrey S. Klein, former senior executive with the Los Angeles Times and Times Mirror, has joined the Center on Communication Leadership and Policy (CCLP) as the 2010-2011 Executive in Residence. As both a lawyer and journalist, he has more than 24 years of experience operating newspaper, magazine, television and Internet businesses. At CCLP, Klein will focus on the New Models for News initiative and on how legacy media companies are moving into the digital age. In addition, Klein will contribute regularly to the CCLP blog (www.communicationleadership.org), participate in programs and workshops organized by the Center, including the News Entrepreneur Boot……Continue Reading LA Times Exec Klein Joins CCLP as Executive in Residence
Where the Buck Stops
Senior Fellow Richard Reeves has published his latest article available in syndication and on Yahoo! News. This week, he examines President Obama's measures to contain the Gulf Coast oil leak…….Continue Reading Where the Buck Stops