Uganda: Police Should Embrace the Dynamic Media Environment
Samuel Baligidde, allafrica.comimage fromExcerpt:Among the media that build or destroy people's profiles, television is instrumental in providing free PR to politicians. But social media networks are a...
View ArticleSouth Korea: more than K-pop and kimchi
Kavi Chongkittavorn, nationmultimedia.comimage fromSouth Korea is no longer shy talking about its role in promoting democracy and human rights in Asia and beyond. This new sense of confidence comes...
View ArticleHotovely: Foreign Ministry cadets to tour settlements
Dana Somberg/Maariv Hashavua jpost.com"It is important that ambassadors be able to deal with the challenge of the boycott of Israel and the delegitimization of our right to self-defense," says deputy...
View ArticleQuotable: James Krakar on “engagement”
publicdiplomacycouncil.orgimage fromSaturday, October 31st 2015Because Public Diplomacy officers have, more often than not, studied international relations and communication, lived and worked overseas,...
View ArticlePublic Diplomacy, not Development
image frompublicdiplomacycouncil.orgSunday, November 1st 2015Public Diplomacy, not DevelopmentDonald M. BishopThere are many definitions of Public Diplomacy, but in my view all center on communication,...
View ArticleCBS’ ‘Madam Secretary’ Informs Hollywood of Their Propoganda [sic] “Patriotic...
newsbusters.orgBy Dylan Gwinn | November 1, 2015 | 11:48 PM ESTimage fromExcerpt:CBS’ Madam Secretary took to the airwaves on Sunday night, apparently with the expressed intent of letting Hollywood...
View ArticleAn unposed question at a Public Diplomacy Council meeting on U.S....
First MondayNov. 2- AFSA, 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm, John Lansing, CEO of the U.S. Broadcasting Board of Governors From a Facebook entry [slightly edited]The Public Diplomacy Council updated their cover...
View ArticlePublic diplomacy and domestic engagement: The Jewish revival in Poland
Place Branding and Public Diplomacy 11, 263-275 (November 2015) | doi:10.1057/pb.2015.11Thomas Justimage from[ABSTRACT]AbstractReconciling controversial national histories with future goals is a common...
View ArticleFormer Journalist Says 'One Journalist' Hostage Means Little Next to the Iran...
newsbusters.orgBy Michael McKinney | November 2, 2015Monday’s Morning Joe featured a discussion with Richard Stengel, the Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs. Joe...
View ArticleDiplomacy’s Public Dimension: Books, Articles, Websites #77
ipdgc.gwu.eduGregory image fromNovember 02, 2015Intended for teachers of public diplomacy and related courses, here is an update on resources that may be of general interest. Suggestions for future...
View ArticleeGlobalTech Senior Vice President Speaks on Big Data and Cyber Security
ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Branko Primetica, Senior Vice President of eGlobalTech (eGT), was recently invited by the Department of State, Office of Public Diplomacy, to give a series...
View ArticlePark, Abe spur sex slavery talks
koreaherald.comImage from article, with caption: Activists protesting the visit by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are blocked by police in downtown Seoul on MondayExcerpt:The leaders of South Korea...
View ArticleAdvancing democratization process vital for economic, social prosperity
dailysabah.comPublic diplomacy expert Çevik said Turkey is gradually getting better at using various public tools, but there is still a distance that needs to be covered, considering the power of...
View ArticlePalestine's battle for hearts and minds in the Arab world
972mag.comA new Palestinian PR campaign attempts to recast the conflict by comparing Israeli violence against Palestinians to methods used by Islamic State.By Jacob WirtschafterExcerpt:CAIRO — Eager to...
View ArticleIsraeli Druze: This Is Our Homeland Too
Nurit Greenger, jpost.comProfessionals Israeli-Druze are about to form Israeli-Druze advocacy group NGO that will embark on ongoing public diplomacy campaign and be spokespersons for Israel.Decades...
View ArticleBBG on the Hill
mountainrunner.usimage fromNovember 03, 2015 in Congress, BBGOn October 22, 2015, I [M. Armstrong] had the honor of testifying before the on Emerging Threats and Capabilities subcommittee of the House...
View ArticleLet’s See What The Cast Of ‘The Nanny’ Has Been Up To Since The ’90s
Lindsay Kimble, uproxx.comCBSExcerpt:The Nanny was bright and goofy and … that voice! The Nanny was that voice.In the role that made her a star, Fran Drescher played a cosmetics saleswoman straight...
View ArticleNew Strategies in Defense of Global Press Freedoms
youtube.comimage fromStreamed live on Nov 2, 2015U.S. Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, Richard Stengel will talk on new strategies in defense of global press freedom....
View ArticleSettlements and the Zionist vision
Moshe Dann, jpost.comImage from article, with caption: Jewish Youths in Israel wave flags and stand atop a hill. The author recalls his own young days in Zionist youth groups.Excerpt:Several years ago,...
View ArticleBea Edwards, GAP's International Program Director, to Speak at Syracuse...
image fromwhistleblower.orgStaff, November 03, 2015On Thursday, November 5th, the Syracuse University Association of Public Diplomacy Scholars will host its Annual Symposium: Building a More Secure...
View Article