October 13, 2011
China Should Step Up Public Diplomacy Efforts: Experts

Ernest J. Wilson III, dean of Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California attended a forum on "Public Diplomacy in the Age of Globalization" in Beijing on Wednesday.

Wilson from the US suggested China to advance its public diplomacy to the US.

He suggested short-term actions such as arranging more visits for university and media staff from each country, and long-term actions such as encouraging people to go to the other country and learn about its people.

"Ultimately, I am very optimistic. I have been coming to China for 20 years, and I am just beginning to understand a little bit about your rich history and culture, and I am thirsty to learn much more," said Wilson. Read More »

October 04, 2011
Dean Wilson on NPR’s New Chief Gary Knell

Knell received a strong vote of support from Ernest Wilson, a past chairman of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the not-for-profit organization through which federal dollars flow to NPR and public radio and television stations. Wilson said Knell showed an entrepreneurial bent in his current post as head of Sesame Workshop — the parent company of Sesame Street. The children's show has gone global, and survived a burst of new producers of children's TV who are its competitors.

"Gary Knell brings to this post a proven ability to work effectively and efficiently — and to raise money — which is critically important," Wilson said Monday. "In other words, he's figured out a business model." Read More »

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Presentation to the Foreign Affairs Committee, Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference

Welcome Remarks at Cooney Center 2011 Leadership Forum
The Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop's 2011 Leadership Forum, "Learning from Hollywood"

The Flip Side of Metcalfe’s Law: Multiple and Growing Costs of Network Exclusion
International Journal of Communication, 2011