State Department and Congressional policymakers — along with nongovernmental organizations and technology industry leaders — convened in Washington, D.C. on June 3 to explore new ways communication technology might be used in global efforts to combat human trafficking

The USC Center on Public Diplomacy’s research team in Shanghai has launched CPD Video Conversations: Nation Branding at Expo 2010 Shanghai, a video blog that will feature select countries’ nation branding efforts at the World Expo.

Nearly 50 USC Annenberg faculty and students will travel to Singapore for the 2010 International Communication Association Conference from June 22-26

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

Dr. Williams, the first dean of the USC Annenberg School for Communication, dedicated his career to demonstrating the power of communication to serve the public

Groups composed of USC journalism, business, engineering and computer science students presented entrepreneurial ideas and plans for the future of journalism at a May 27 meeting at USC Annenberg.

Third-year doctoral student Melissa Brough and alumna Caitlan Carroll (M.A. Broadcast Journalism '07) both earned Fulbright Scholarships for the 2010-2011 school year and will travel to Colombia and Germany, respectively, for their research. Annenberg students or alumni have now been awarded a total of eight Fulbrights in the past four years.

Four leaders from the public policy, media and advertising, and public diplomacy sectors have joined the advisory board of the USC Center on Public Diplomacy at the Annenberg School