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Snapchat: Geofilters for City Diplomacy
uscpublicdiplomacy.orgimage from entryJan 30, 2016Snapchat is a mobile application that allows people to take and share pictures and videos instantly, which can be tagged by location. This geofilter...
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Proud moment re-visited
dailypioneer.comimage fromExcerpt:Airlift has evidently won the hearts and minds of cine-goers, having made the most of the Republic Day patriotic fervor. But many are asking: To what extent is the...
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Denmark's Harsh New Immigration Law Will End Badly for Everyone
Rasmus Alenius Boserup, huffingtonpost.comImage from, with caption: A boat cruise along Copenhagen's harborfront provides views of the city — and of the iconic "Little Mermaid" statue.Excerpt:Prior to...
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Mutunga's dubious legacy that he now cannot erase
John Onyando, the-star.co.keMutunga image from articleExcerpt:Just as Chief Justice Willy Mutunga seemed to be enjoying a honeymoon with the public ahead of his retirement, a new scandal has erupted in...
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CROSS-CULTURAL COMEDY: Whose Laugh Is It, Anyway?
via MHT by email; based by him on his Facebook entryimage fromCROSS-CULTURAL COMEDY: Whose Laugh Is It Anyway? / By Mark H. TeeterFriends/Друзья (1994 – 2004)(Channel 2x2)Scrubs/Клиника (2001 –...
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Recruiting college students to fight extremists online
pbs.org; via LJB by emailimage fromThe federal government has launched an initiative to counter violent extremism among potential homegrown terrorists. Part of the effort enlists college students to...
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'Korea needs more professional curators'
koreatimes.co.krKorea Foundation Vice President Yoon Keum-jin / Courtesy of the Korea FoundationGalleries overseas not fully utilized: KF vice presidentBy Rachel Lee.Korea should find ways to make the...
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Devyani now in race to promote girls' education
timesofindia.indiatimes.comimage fromNEW DELHI: Diplomat Devyani Khobragade, who was charged in 2013 with visa fraud by US authorities, will later this month undertake a cross-country run in her home...
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Sharansky applauds ‘One Kotel for One People’
Ryan Torok, jewishjournal.comWestern Wall image from articleExcerpt:In the wake of the Israeli government’s historic announcement on Sunday, Jan. 31, that a new, expanded egalitarian prayer space would...
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Dangerous candidates
Andrés Federman, buenosairesherald.comImage from, with the headline: [Recently appointed Argentine Ambassador to the U.S.] Lousteau Presented his Credential Letters to ObamaExcerpt:It is called an...
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Classic Quotable: Edward R. Murrow -- “history has no patience” (1963)
publicdiplomacycouncil.org; see also.Saturday, January 30th 2016On May 17, 1963, the Director of the U.S. Information Agency, Edward R. Murrow, sent a memorandum to David E. Bell, Director of the...
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Anderson Cooper to Headline Murrow Forum at Tufts University April 11
now.tufts.edu; see also.image fromExcerpt:The Edward R. Murrow Forum on Issues in Journalism is inspired by legendary broadcaster Edward. R. Murrow for his many contributions to journalism and public...
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Lining Up the Tools to Break the Islamic State Brand
Alberto Fernandez, washingtoninstitute.orgFernandez image fromReversing the political, military, and ideological factors that led to the movement's rise will require substantive projects that are as...
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The Western Wall prayer decision and the shifting Israel-Diaspora paradigm
Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman, jns.orgImage from article, with caption: Anat Hoffman, leader of the Women of the Wall group, speaks with members of the media near the Western Wall on Jan. 31, reacting to the...
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AIT thanks Taiwanese, wishes them a happy new year in karaoke-style video
Stacy Hsu, taipeitimes.com; see also (1) and (2 with videos).image fromWith the approach of the Lunar New Year, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) yesterday released a karaoke-style music video...
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Foreign Area Officers learn from the experts at Monterey language school
dvidshub.netStory by Patrick BrayPatrick BrayRear Adm. Todd Squire, director for international engagement, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations at the Pentagon in Washington, spoke about security...
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How Finland Is Marketing Itself — Without Saying a Word ;-)
knowledge.wharton.upenn.eduEmojis are a nearly universal language – symbols that speak clearly across cultures. But Finland has created a set that has a more singular focus: putting a clever and fun...
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Obama borrows from Bush in first visit to U.S. mosque
Olivier Knox, yahoo.com; see also.Image from article, with caption: President Obama tours the Sultan Hassan Mosque in Cairo with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.Excerpt:Seven years ago, Obama’s key...
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Marine Corps Univ. Seeking Strategic Communications Faculty
pdaa.publicdiplomacy.org; via LJB by emailimage from entryThe chair provides the Marine Corps University a resident scholar with expertise in the theory and practice of strategic communications....
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Tsai Ing-wen: Did You Know that Taiwan is a "Country" in South Carolina?
James Carroll, uscpublicdiplomacy.orgFeb 2, 2016Words matter in international relations. On January 1, 1979, the United States government ended diplomatic relations with the Government of the Republic...
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