Ernest J. Wilson III
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Ernest James Wilson III, Ph.D., is an American scholar who is Walter Annenberg
Chair in Communication and dean of the Annenberg School for Communication
at the University of Southern California
.
He is also a senior fellow at the USC Center on Public Diplomacy
, a joint project of USC Annenberg and the USC College’s School of International Relations
, and an adjunct fellow at the Pacific Council on International Policy
.
and information technology
, public policy
, and the public interest. He is also a student of the “information champions,” the leaders of the information revolution around the world. His 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.
series The Information Revolution and Global Politics and is a founding editor of the journal Information Technologies and International Development.
, Wilson is the ranking senior member of the board of directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
. He was reappointed to the CPB board by President George W. Bush
in 2004.
, holding a joint appointment in the Department of Government & Politics and in the Department of African-American Studies. From 1995 to 2002, Wilson was director of the Center for International Development and Conflict Management at the university, and he remains a senior fellow of the Center.
Before joining the University of Maryland faculty in 1992, Wilson served with distinction on the faculties of the University of Michigan
and the University of Pennsylvania
. At the University of Michigan, he was director of the Center for Research on Economic Development and an associate research scientist at the Institute for Public Policy Studies.
Wilson has served in several senior policy positions in the public and private sector. He was director of International Programs and Resources on the White House
National Security Council
(1993–1994); director of the Policy and Planning Unit, Office of the Director, U.S. Information Agency (1994); and deputy director of the Global Information Infrastructure Commission (1994–1995).
In 2010, Wilson was appointed to the Editorial Advisory Board of Demand Media
, a US Internet company that focuses on generating large amounts of low-cost content that is highly search engine optimized (often described as content farm
).
Wilson is the recipient of numerous research fellowships and awards, including an international affairs fellowship from the Council on Foreign Relations
and a postdoctoral fellowship at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University
.
Originally from Washington, D.C.
, Wilson earned a Ph.D. and M.A. in political science from the University of California, Berkeley
, and a B.A. from Harvard College
. He is married to Francille Rusan Wilson, Ph.D., a labor and intellectual historian. They have two sons.
Walter Annenberg
Walter Hubert Annenberg was an American publisher, philanthropist, and diplomat.-Early life:Walter Annenberg was born to a Jewish family in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on March 13, 1908. He was the son of Sarah and Moses "Moe" Annenberg, who published The Daily Racing Form and purchased The Philadelphia...
Chair in Communication and dean of the Annenberg School for Communication
USC Annenberg School for Communication
The USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism comprises a School ofCommunication and a School of Journalism at the University of Southern California . It is led by Dean Ernest J. Wilson III, Ph.D....
at the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
.
He is also a senior fellow at the USC Center on Public Diplomacy
USC Center on Public Diplomacy
The University of Southern California Center on Public Diplomacy is a joint academic research, teaching and training center created and run jointly by the USC Annenberg School for Communication and the USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences' School of International Relations.Center leadership is...
, a joint project of USC Annenberg and the USC College’s School of International Relations
University of Southern California School of International Relations
The University of Southern California School of International Relations is the 3rd oldest school of international relations in the world...
, and an adjunct fellow at the Pacific Council on International Policy
Pacific Council on International Policy
The Pacific Council on International Policy is a non-partisan organization headquartered in Los Angeles with members and activities throughout the West Coast of the United States and internationally....
.
Scholarship
Wilson’s scholarship focuses on the convergence of communicationCommunication
Communication is the activity of conveying meaningful information. Communication requires a sender, a message, and an intended recipient, although the receiver need not be present or aware of the sender's intent to communicate at the time of communication; thus communication can occur across vast...
and information technology
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
, public policy
Public policy
Public policy as government action is generally the principled guide to action taken by the administrative or executive branches of the state with regard to a class of issues in a manner consistent with law and institutional customs. In general, the foundation is the pertinent national and...
, and the public interest. He is also a student of the “information champions,” the leaders of the information revolution around the world. His 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.
Books
In addition to his most recent books – The Information Revolution in Developing Countries and Negotiating the Net in Africa – Wilson co-edits the MIT PressMIT Press
The MIT Press is a university press affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts .-History:...
series The Information Revolution and Global Politics and is a founding editor of the journal Information Technologies and International Development.
CPB
Nominated by President Bill ClintonBill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
, Wilson is the ranking senior member of the board of directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is a non-profit corporation created by an act of the United States Congress, funded by the United States’ federal government to promote public broadcasting...
. He was reappointed to the CPB board by President George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
in 2004.
Academic and public career
Prior to his appointment at USC Annenberg, Wilson was a professor and senior research scholar at the University of Maryland, College ParkUniversity of Maryland, College Park
The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...
, holding a joint appointment in the Department of Government & Politics and in the Department of African-American Studies. From 1995 to 2002, Wilson was director of the Center for International Development and Conflict Management at the university, and he remains a senior fellow of the Center.
Before joining the University of Maryland faculty in 1992, Wilson served with distinction on the faculties of the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
and the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
. At the University of Michigan, he was director of the Center for Research on Economic Development and an associate research scientist at the Institute for Public Policy Studies.
Wilson has served in several senior policy positions in the public and private sector. He was director of International Programs and Resources on the White House
White House
The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
National Security Council
United States National Security Council
The White House National Security Council in the United States is the principal forum used by the President of the United States for considering national security and foreign policy matters with his senior national security advisors and Cabinet officials and is part of the Executive Office of the...
(1993–1994); director of the Policy and Planning Unit, Office of the Director, U.S. Information Agency (1994); and deputy director of the Global Information Infrastructure Commission (1994–1995).
In 2010, Wilson was appointed to the Editorial Advisory Board of Demand Media
Demand Media
Demand Media, Inc. is an online media company and content farm that operates online brands such as eHow, and Cracked, and is known for creating online content through its Demand Media Studios division based on a combination of measured consumer demand and predicted ROI...
, a US Internet company that focuses on generating large amounts of low-cost content that is highly search engine optimized (often described as content farm
Content farm
In the context of the World Wide Web, the term content farm is used to describe a company that employs large numbers of often freelance writers to generate large amounts of textual content which is specifically designed to satisfy algorithms for maximal retrieval by automated search engines...
).
Wilson is the recipient of numerous research fellowships and awards, including an international affairs fellowship from the Council on Foreign Relations
Council on Foreign Relations
The Council on Foreign Relations is an American nonprofit nonpartisan membership organization, publisher, and think tank specializing in U.S. foreign policy and international affairs...
and a postdoctoral fellowship at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
.
Originally from Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, Wilson earned a Ph.D. and M.A. in political science from the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
, and a B.A. from Harvard College
Harvard College
Harvard College, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is one of two schools within Harvard University granting undergraduate degrees...
. He is married to Francille Rusan Wilson, Ph.D., a labor and intellectual historian. They have two sons.
External links
- Ernest J. Wilson III at USC Annenberg School for CommunicationUSC Annenberg School for CommunicationThe USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism comprises a School ofCommunication and a School of Journalism at the University of Southern California . It is led by Dean Ernest J. Wilson III, Ph.D....