Newsroom

June 10, 2020

The Pacific Council has launched a new platform for our member-written commentary and analysis. We are unveiling the Pacific Council Magazine, where you can find pieces written by our members on local-to-global topics, plus member spotlights and recaps and recordings from our events. Bookmark the new Pacific Council Magazine at pacificcouncil.online.

All previously published Newsroom articles are available below in the Newsroom Archive.

Please note that all upcoming events will still appear at our main website, pacificcouncil.org, or by visiting the Activities menu above.

May 20, 2021

CONTINUING OUR COLLABORATION ON FOREIGN REPORTING WITH USC

September 17, 2020

A GUIDE TO CALIFORNIA'S LOCAL-TO-GLOBAL BALLOT MEASURES

December 5, 2019

Continuing Our Collaboration on Foreign Reporting with USC

This fall, the Pacific Council continued its collaboration with the USC Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism.

November 25, 2019

Parents, Teens, and Mobile Devices Around the World

The New Normal: Parents, Teens, and Mobile Devices Around the World is a multi-year research collaboration between USC Annenberg and Common Sense designed to advance cross-cultural exploration of family digital media engagement. Read more here.

November 13, 2019

Calming the Rhetoric Around Immigration

Our politicians and partisans should cool their fervor and take a dispassionate approach to resolving thorny policy problems such as immigration, writes Kim Gagné.

November 1, 2019

Ireland Opens Consulate in LA as Part of ‘Global Ireland’

Orla Keane, consul general at Ireland’s brand new consulate in Los Angeles, discusses her new role, Ireland’s plans for the LA consulate, Ireland’s global goals, Ireland Week, Brexit, and more with the Pacific Council.

October 29, 2019

Saudi Arabia’s Modernization

Saudi nationals living in the United States have varying reactions to the modernizing changes currently being enacted in Saudi Arabia by Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, write Paige Smith and Homoud Al Homoud.

October 24, 2019

Technology, Democracy, and the Disinformation Crisis

Press freedom around the world is in a state of crisis, experts recently told Pacific Council members.

October 15, 2019

Venezuelan Immigrant Goes from Actor to Activist

Venezuelan immigrant Dassler Jiménez created a Facebook group to help other Venezuelan immigrants in Los Angeles navigate the city and establish a community, writes Abhinanda Bhattacharyya.

October 11, 2019

Growing Anti-Semitism in California and Globally

Statistics on anti-Semitic hate crimes, assaults, and rhetoric provide clear evidence of an increasing threat, writes Sarah Brown.

October 11, 2019

Watch the PolicyWest 2019 TED-Style Talks

Watch the PolicyWest 2019 TED-style talks on LA and international trade, election security, climate change, and the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

September 30, 2019

Mexican Officials to Delegation: U.S.-Mexico Ties Are Strong

A Pacific Council delegation recently traveled to Mexico City to discuss the bilateral U.S.-Mexico relationship on a national and subnational level, the first six months of the AMLO administration, the Mexican economy and social sector entrepreneurship, and security and migration concerns with government, business, civic, and social enterprise leaders.

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