Ernest J. Wilson III, Dean of Annenberg School for Communication, University of Southern California talks to EDU about his vision for the school and about the role of media schools and communications Read More »
Hollywood stars? I prefer a media summit any day
March 13, 2010 by
Ernest Wilson, the dean of the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California and the chairman of the board of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, flew in from New York. “It helped me understand the needs of the region, and what I can do in partnerships that I have here to contribute to the region,” he told my colleague Keach Hagey on the summit’s final day. Read More »
Demand Media assembles editorial advisory group
February 25, 2010 by
The Web site developers behind one of the most visited sites in the U.S., eHow.com, has assembled a comprehensive editorial advisory committee of educational, business and media specialists.
Santa Monica, Calif.-based Demand Media Inc., which has an office in Austin, created the board to counsel on the ongoing development of the company’s content and programming efforts, according to a release today. Read More »
International Seminar on Network Theory: Network Multidimensionality in the Digital Age
February 20, 2010 by
The international Network Theory Conference, organized by the ANN and SONIC research centers, took place on Feb 19-20 at the University of Southern California. Bruno Latour delivered the keynote speech titled “Networks, Societies, Spheres: Reflections of an Actor-network theorist.” The four panels were focused on conceptual and methodological aspects of network theory, network inclusion and exclusion, network theories of power, and the semantic web. The list of presenters includes: Noshir Contractor, Peter Monge, Paul Leonardi, Yochai Benkler, Ernest J. Wilson III, Rahul Tongia, Karine Barzilai-Nahon, Wendy Hall, Nigel Shadbolt, David Grewal, and Manuel Castells. Read More »
International Seminar On Network Theory: The Inclusionary/Exclusionary Logic of Networks
February 19, 2010 by
Session 2: The Inclusionary/Exclusionary Logic of Networks
The Dark Side of Metcalfe’s Law: Multiple and Growing Costs of Network Exclusion- Presentation, Report
Ernest J. Wilson III, University of Southern California
Rahul Tongia, CSTEP (Bangalore)/Carnegie Mellon University Read More »
Google, China and U.S. Foreign Policy
February 10, 2010 by
The Pacific Council convened a teleconference with Dr. Ernest J. Wilson, Dean of the Annenberg School at USC and Pacific Council Board member and adjunct fellow. Dr. Wilson discussed the recent events surrounding Google’s presence in China and the larger implications of the company’s threat to pull out of China entirely. We considered his recent Huffington Post piece http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ernest-j-wilson/google-china-and-us-forei_b_443741.html which explores the question: how will an emerging “Silicon Valley foreign policy” affect the broader U.S. foreign policy agenda?
Dr. Wilson’s current work concentrates on China-Africa relations, global sustainable innovation in high-technology industries, and the role of politics in the diffusion of information and communication technologies.
Please click here to view the presentation pdf.
Please click here to listen to a recording of the conference call. (Opens in a new window) Read More »
Eric Newton: Shame on us if we don’t take the steps needed to feed knowledge to our democracy
January 6, 2010 by
In October, the Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy issued its report on how our media need to evolve to serve the public interest in the digital age. The effort included some big names: Google’s Marissa Mayer, former solicitor general Ted Olson, ex-L.A. Times editor John Carroll, former FCC chairman Reed Hundt, and new media researcher danah boyd among them. Here our friend Eric Newton of the Knight Foundation explains how the report fits in a tradition of media self-examination and issues a call to action.
Ernie Wilson, dean of USC’s Annenberg School and chair of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, announced he is boosting innovation in public media. CPB backed NPR’s Project Argo in a partnership with Knight Foundation. Read More »
China, Africa, and the African Diaspora: Perspectives
December 7, 2009 by
Author and publisher of the new book China, Africa, and the African Diaspora: Perspectives, Dr. Sharon Freeman will be joined by additional contributing authors to discuss and analyze China’s increasing interest and participation in African economic markets. Capturing the diversity of China’s engagement is necessary to achieve any understanding of the complex and sometimes contrary reactions that its presence inspires across Africa.
Panelist:
Dr. Ernest J. Wilson III, Dean, Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism, Walter H. Annenberg Chair in Communication, University of Southern California
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Sustaining Democracy in the Digital Age, Part 1
October 2, 2009 by
The Knight Commission held a forum on recommendations in their report “Informing Communities: Sustaining Democracy in the Digital Age.” The report focused on availability of information, skills needed to use broadband, and universal service. Following opening remarks and presentations, a panel talked about the use of broadband technology to improve access to and availability of information through on-line sources. Read More »
New CPB Chair Sees Watershed for Public Media
September 21, 2009 by
“Maybe we’re at a 1967 moment again,” says Ernest Wilson III, shortly after his election as chair of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting on Sept. 16 [2009]. He’s making a hopeful comparison with the year when a Carnegie Commission report slid into President Johnson’s in-box in January and returned for his signature as the Public Broadcasting Act in November… Read More »