Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy

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The Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership and Policy (CCLP) at the University of Southern California promotes interdisciplinary research in communications between the USC School of Cinematic Arts, Viterbi School of Engineering, and the separate USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, also funded by Walter Annenberg.

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CCLP focuses on journalism, civic discourse, global press freedom and other issues. [1] In April 2025, longtime journalist Sewell Chan was named a senior fellow at the Annenberg Center. [2] [3] [4]

CCLP hosts events for students and the general public. In July 2025, it hosted the Wildfire Youth Media Initiative in Santa Monica, California, training students in trauma-informed interviewing and the role of journalism in civic society. [5]

Personnel

People affiliated with the CCLP include Julian Bleecker, John Seely Brown, Vinton Cerf, Bill Dutton, John Gage, Joi Ito, Merlyna Lim, Eli Noam, Howard Rheingold, Adrienne Russell, Larry Smarr, Robert Stein, Douglas Thomas, and Robert Winter. [6] [7] As of 2026, USC professor Geoffrey Cowan is the director of the CCLP. [8] [9]

History

In 2007, it was announced that the focus of the CCLP funding strategy would undergo a major shift towards primarily funding graduate fellowships in interdisciplinary research, with $4 million annually planned for 100+ graduate fellowships based on funding from the Annenberg Foundation. [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Africa-U.S. forum: World Press Freedom Day, perspectives from Africa". annenberg.usc.edu. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
  2. ↑ Dickey, Josh (2025-04-28). "Sewell Chan Named Senior Fellow at USC Annenberg After Sudden CJR Exit | Exclusive". TheWrap. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
  3. ↑ "Sewell Chan, former Texas Tribune and Los Angeles Times editor, to join USC Annenberg as senior fellow". Editor and Publisher. 2025-04-28. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
  4. ↑ ", Author at The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press". The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. Retrieved 2026-01-30.
  5. ↑ "USC youth journalism project invites wildfire survivors to share stories at Santa Monica listening session". SMDP. 2025-07-17. Retrieved 2026-01-30.
  6. ↑ "Staff – USC Center on Communication Leadership and Policy". communicationleadership.usc.edu. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
  7. ↑ "University of Southern California Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy - Organization". www.idealist.org. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
  8. ↑ Medzerian, David (2026-01-16). "Wildfire Youth Media Initiative at USC shares moving stories". USC Today. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
  9. ↑ "Initiative aims to change the public perception of scientific research". USC Today. 2016-03-24. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
  10. ↑ "Reconfiguration of the USC Annenberg Center for Communication and the Establishment of 100 USC Annenberg Fellowships" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2007.
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