Thursday, January 28, 2010

CCLP Research Briefing: "Public Policy & Funding the News"

The Center on Communication Leadership and Policy (CCLP) presents findings from a new report by Geoffrey Cowan (pictured, left), USC University Professor and CCLP director, and David Westphal, CCLP senior fellow and USC Annenberg executive in residence. The report, Public Policy and Funding the News, is sponsored by Carnegie Corporation of New York.

The report “analyzes some of the financial tools that government has used to support the commercial press throughout our nation’s history -- from postal rate discounts and tax breaks to public notices and government advertising. It documents cutbacks across a range of sectors and presents a framework for the consideration of policy options to place the industry on a more secure financial footing.” Refreshments will be served. RSVP requested. To RSVP, email kmbrowne@usc.edu

9:30 a.m. National Press Club, 529 14th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C.

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Public Diplomacy and the USIA

At a time when issues of soft/smart power are central to US foreign policy and the emerging strategy in Afghanistan, the history of American public diplomacy has an unprecedented significance. The USC Center on Public Diplomacy, in association with the USC Master of Diplomacy Program, USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy, and the Public Diplomacy Council present a reception featuring USC professor and author Nick Cull and Syracuse professor Mike Schneider. This event, held at the USC offices in Washington, DC, marks the launch of Nick's new book "The Cold War and the United States Information Agency: American Public Diplomacy and Propaganda, 1945-1989" in its paperback edition. Please RSVP to Lisa Larsen at cpdevent@usc.edu.

6:00 PM. USC Washington DC Office

701 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Suite 540
Washington, DC, DC 20004