http://uscpublicdiplomacy.org/index.php 'Public Diplomacy in the News' is a regular aggregation of news articles and opinion pieces on public diplomacy from sources around the world. en USC Center on Public Diplomacy Copyright 2012 2012-02-10T04:44:07+00:00 http://uscpublicdiplomacy.orghttp://uscpublicdiplomacy.org/favicon.icoThis is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatsNewInPd/~3/vPlM9SwsMWM/Decline-Friend-Request--by-Cyril-Mychalejko-120202-813.html http://www.opednews.com/articles/Decline-Friend-Request--by-Cyril-Mychalejko-120202-813.html#When:05:44:07Z The Senate report, " Latin American Governments Need to 'Friend' Social Media and Technology " was written at the request of U.S. Senator Richard G. Lugar (R-IN) in order to assess the U.S. Department of State's use of digital diplomacy. Government PD, New Technology, Americas, United States ]]> 2012-02-10T05:44:07+00:00 http://www.opednews.com/articles/Decline-Friend-Request--by-Cyril-Mychalejko-120202-813.html#When:05:44:07Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatsNewInPd/~3/hE63OgT1caI/76432.html http://www.morungexpress.com/Perspective/76432.html#When:03:10:18Z The strategy of the Indian state is clearly no longer limited to building infrastructure alone; it has moved to a domain where the production and projection of images of a prosperous nation has become as imperative a task as the creation of a prosperous nation itself. Cultural Diplomacy, Government PD, Nation Branding, South Asia ]]> 2012-02-10T03:10:18+00:00 http://www.morungexpress.com/Perspective/76432.html#When:03:10:18Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatsNewInPd/~3/FF8xYbh_3Uw/uk-16935584 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16935584#When:03:00:32Z While organisers hope London 2012's economic impact will be one of its main legacies, bringing £1bn of extra business over four years, some question the mixed message being projected by the GREAT campaign. Cultural Diplomacy, Government PD, Media & PD, Nation Branding, Europe ]]> 2012-02-10T03:00:32+00:00 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16935584#When:03:00:32Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatsNewInPd/~3/NjBD_7MY-2Q/index.php http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4216&Itemid=206#When:22:29:47Z At a time when the rest of the world marvels at – or perhaps dreads – China’s rise, Beijing perceives a serious weakness in its own armor: the lack of soft power. For all its economic woes, the West still possesses ample soft power as evidenced by its cultural domination. Behind China’s worries also lurk fears about regime stability. Cultural Diplomacy, Government PD, Soft Power, Asia Pacific ]]> 2012-02-09T22:29:47+00:00 http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4216&Itemid=206#When:22:29:47Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatsNewInPd/~3/6Ly_7z2M23Q/China-launches-global-news-TV-station.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/9072595/China-launches-global-news-TV-station.html#When:22:14:19Z China has launched a multi-million pound effort to improve its image around the world with the launch of a new global news TV station that it hopes will one day compete with global names such as the BBC, CNN and Al Jazeera. The new station 'CCTV America', has hired more than 60 international staff in a bid to produce credible programmes that will aim to give a voice to Beijing's view of the world. Government PD, Media & PD, Soft Power, Asia Pacific ]]> 2012-02-09T22:14:19+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/9072595/China-launches-global-news-TV-station.html#When:22:14:19Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatsNewInPd/~3/74Lo55VmILc/gIQApT8W1Q_story.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/uk-launches-major-tourism-advertising-campaign-ahead-of-2012-olympics/2012/02/09/gIQApT8W1Q_story.html#When:18:27:06Z Britain’s Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt launched a major campaign on Thursday to attract an extra 4.6 million tourists to the U.K. through advertisements in 14 cities worldwide. The goal of the campaign...is to maximize the tourism and business potential generated by Britain’s hosting of the 2012 Olympics. Cultural Diplomacy, Government PD, Media & PD, Nation Branding, Europe ]]> 2012-02-09T18:27:06+00:00 http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/uk-launches-major-tourism-advertising-campaign-ahead-of-2012-olympics/2012/02/09/gIQApT8W1Q_story.html#When:18:27:06Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatsNewInPd/~3/S0pqGB67j9I/183627.htm http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2012/02/183627.htm#When:18:11:32Z The American Film Showcase, an international cultural diplomacy initiative that brings people together worldwide through film...a partnership between the U.S. Department of State and USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, brings award-winning American films...to foreign audiences through events worldwide. Cultural Diplomacy, Government PD, Americas ]]> 2012-02-09T18:11:32+00:00 http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2012/02/183627.htm#When:18:11:32Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatsNewInPd/~3/O9iSZ6xqgOM/newsarticle.aspx http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=67099#When:06:50:21Z The State Department’s Art in Embassies program...is one of the premier public-private partnership arts organizations in continuous operation in 180 countries worldwide...It plays an important role in U.S. public diplomacy through a culturally expansive mission that creates temporary exhibits and permanent collections, artist and cultural exchange programming, and publications, they added. Government PD, United States ]]> 2012-02-09T06:50:21+00:00 http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=67099#When:06:50:21Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatsNewInPd/~3/EXsHVzTel8c/ http://mountainrunner.us/2012/02/baghdad/#.TzNTaZjg98s#When:06:39:00Z A vestige of the “anti-public diplomacy” of the previous decade is likely to get trimmed. The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, a giant of a compound that dwarfs in physical size and the number of people of any other diplomatic post, U.S. or otherwise, is likely to shrink. According to The New York Times, the compound costs $6 billion annually. (Seriously?) Government PD, Middle East, United States ]]> 2012-02-09T06:39:00+00:00 http://mountainrunner.us/2012/02/baghdad/#.TzNTaZjg98s#When:06:39:00Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatsNewInPd/~3/Lkg6xwmh2H0/ http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/feb/8/voa-harms-putin-opposition-in-russia/#When:06:36:59Z The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), the agency in charge of critical U.S. information programs to countries such as Iran, China and Russia, can only be described as a failed enterprise in need of emergency surgery. Government PD, Russia, United States ]]> 2012-02-09T06:36:59+00:00 http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/feb/8/voa-harms-putin-opposition-in-russia/#When:06:36:59Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatsNewInPd/~3/KQWRJIS-B_A/ http://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2012/02/09/will-iran-be-attacked/#When:06:32:26Z Timothy H. Parsons in his book, The Rule of Empires, describes the Romans as “deft practitioners of soft power.” Rome preferred to rule the conquered and the potentially hostile through “semiautonomous client kings which the Senate euphemistically termed ‘friends of the Roman people.’ Soft Power, Middle East ]]> 2012-02-09T06:32:26+00:00 http://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2012/02/09/will-iran-be-attacked/#When:06:32:26Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatsNewInPd/~3/ndakkgWxFzQ/ http://uscpublicdiplomacy.org/index.php/newswire/cpdblog_detail/corporate_diplomacy_perspectives_davos_in_reflection_global_risks_meet_glob/#When:06:30:26Z In reading through various reports from Davos last week, I couldn’t help but wonder with all that power amassed – over 4500 attendees to include hundreds of heads of state and CEOs – and all the current crises compounding on the world’s stage, might something different result. China, United States ]]> 2012-02-09T06:30:26+00:00 http://uscpublicdiplomacy.org/index.php/newswire/cpdblog_detail/corporate_diplomacy_perspectives_davos_in_reflection_global_risks_meet_glob/#When:06:30:26Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatsNewInPd/~3/tcoIenjbG2U/turkey-has-a-star-role-in-more-than-just-tv-drama http://www.thenational.ae/news/world/middle-east/turkey-has-a-star-role-in-more-than-just-tv-drama#When:05:50:46Z Turkish television series have long been popular in the Middle East...they are one reason why Turkey topped a recent poll of most admired nations in the region. In the survey...78 per cent of those polled in 16 countries the Middle East had a very or somewhat favourable opinion of Turkey. Non-State PD, Soft Power, Middle East ]]> 2012-02-09T05:50:46+00:00 http://www.thenational.ae/news/world/middle-east/turkey-has-a-star-role-in-more-than-just-tv-drama#When:05:50:46Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatsNewInPd/~3/3__s_Z6tvzA/fact-sheet-harnessing-innovation-global-development http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/02/08/fact-sheet-harnessing-innovation-global-development#When:05:44:44Z Today, government and private sector leaders gathered at the White House to highlight progress in answering President Obama’s call to use science, technology and innovation to promote global development. Government PD, Science Diplomacy Monitor: Latest News Coverage ]]> 2012-02-09T05:44:44+00:00 http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/02/08/fact-sheet-harnessing-innovation-global-development#When:05:44:44Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatsNewInPd/~3/pp_8NblNMFY/211706 http://www.rwonline.com/article/broadcasters-complain-about-iran’s-signal-jamming/211706#When:05:22:24Z Five major international broadcasters — Voice of America, British Broadcasting Corp., Deutsche Welle, Audiovisuel Extérieur de la France and Radio Netherlands Worldwide — recently called on Iran to stop jamming radio and TV signals targeted at that country. Government PD, Middle East ]]> 2012-02-09T05:22:24+00:00 http://www.rwonline.com/article/broadcasters-complain-about-iran’s-signal-jamming/211706#When:05:22:24Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatsNewInPd/~3/qKl_kijn-_U/ http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/02/how-do-you-say-badonkadonk-in-chinese/252746/#When:00:02:14Z Language and educational exchanges have always been a defining feature of the U.S.-China relationship. Meet Jessica Beinecke, a Voice of America journalist who decided that she could leverage all the web 2.0 tools at her disposal to create a show that taught Chinese youth American slang. Cultural Diplomacy, New Technology, Non-State PD, Americas ]]> 2012-02-09T00:02:14+00:00 http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/02/how-do-you-say-badonkadonk-in-chinese/252746/#When:00:02:14Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatsNewInPd/~3/BDGIQCYMRR8/c_131399063.htm http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2012-02/08/c_131399063.htm#When:19:02:11Z The Chinese mainland and Taiwan jointly launched a multimedia database offering free access to Chinese linguistic literature on line. The database is expected to facilitate learning and research of the Chinese language across the world. Cultural Diplomacy, Government PD, Asia Pacific ]]> 2012-02-08T19:02:11+00:00 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2012-02/08/c_131399063.htm#When:19:02:11Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatsNewInPd/~3/kUyFdFnT0pU/ http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2012/02/08/watch-chinas-cctv-now-broadcasting-in-north-america/#When:18:56:26Z China put a key element of its global soft-power push into play this week with the official launch of state broadcaster CCTV’s American service. The service will eventually offer four hours of programming a day, produced by roughly 100 journalists in 15 bureaus spread throughout the Americas... Government PD, Soft Power, Americas, China, United States ]]> 2012-02-08T18:56:26+00:00 http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2012/02/08/watch-chinas-cctv-now-broadcasting-in-north-america/#When:18:56:26Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatsNewInPd/~3/jFdLNGJRyeg/ http://www.monocle.com/sections/affairs/Magazine-Articles/The-art-of-diplomacy/#When:01:10:13Z ...In his three decades of foreign service, the US ambassador to the United Arab Emirates has learned that art can play a powerful part in diplomacy, communicating in a way that transcends culture and language. Cultural Diplomacy, Americas ]]> 2012-02-08T01:10:13+00:00 http://www.monocle.com/sections/affairs/Magazine-Articles/The-art-of-diplomacy/#When:01:10:13Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatsNewInPd/~3/MOfUcDFDar8/ http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/feb/6/pentagon-opens-tweet-offensive-in-cyberspace/print/#When:01:00:39Z The Pentagon on Monday launched a new campaign — in bursts of 140 characters per message. The Defense Department (@DeptofDefense) held its first Twitter town hall, and the nearly hour-long session addressed questions from "don't ask, don't tell" to the Middle East to cyber security. Government PD, New Technology, Americas ]]> 2012-02-08T01:00:39+00:00 http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/feb/6/pentagon-opens-tweet-offensive-in-cyberspace/print/#When:01:00:39Z