Digital Diplomacy

In 1986 a new press attaché was appointed to the Israeli Embassy in London. His first task was to establish close working relationships with the editors of Fleet Street, the home all major British newspapers at the time. One of the attaché’s most important meeting was with the journalist writing the editorials for the Times of London. Yet two hours before the fateful meeting the journalist called to cancel explaining “Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme was just assassinated I need to learn all I can bout Swedish politics in the next five hours”. The attaché, who had just finished a four year posting in Stockholm, saw an opportunity. He told the journalist “let’s meet and I will tell all you need to know about Palme and Sweden. We can leave Israel for another time”. The next morning the Times’ editorial offered an in-depth analysis of Palme’s influence of Swedish foreign policy and the likely effect of his assassination on the country. The attaché, on his part, received another call from..

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Bennett Ruda, The Jewish Press, December 25, 2018 Image from article One of the last speakers to address the recent Jewish New Media Summit was Emmanuel Nahshon, spokesperson for the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He spoke on the topic of “Israel and the Media: Challenges and Opportunities.” Nahshon noted that there are between 250 and 300 foreign journalists posted in Israel on a permanent basis, even while the nature of media in the 21st century is changing. “Classical” media is in a battle with social media, and losing its importance. This change impacts on how the Foreign Ministry now does business. As Nahshon puts it: “Talking to journalists is one thing, but conducting public diplomacy [JB emphasis] on social media is something totally different”Though we tend to think that the image of Israel in the world is not necessarily positive, Nahshon believes that actually, the reality is a little bit different — it depends on where and how you look. Israel’s New Image He noted tha..

picreadi.ru; entry contains a video; see also uncaptioned image, presumably of Burlinova, from entry Опубликован авторский видео-курс общественного дипломата Натальи Бурлиновой, президента "Креативной дипломатии", на сайте Российского совета по международным делам. Также напоминаем, что "Креативная дипломатия" проводит очные курсы по теме публичной дипломатии. [JB emphasis] Российский совет по международным делам в сотрудничестве с Натальей Бурлиновой представил «Курс общественного дипломата» — научно-образовательную программу повышения квалификации по вопросам «мягкой силы» и «публичной дипломатии» России. Курс сформирован на основе авторской учебной программы по дисциплине «Деятельность российских НПО и фондов в социально-гуманитарной сфере», составленной Натальей Бурлиновой в соответствии с требованиями к обязательному минимуму и уровню подготовки магистра Федерального государственного образовательного стандарта высшего образования МГИМО МИД России. Курс было прочитан студентам маги..

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Most-Read Blogs of 2018 Dec 18, 2018 What did 2018 look like for analysis and commentary about public diplomacy? Here are the CPD Blog posts that topped our audience's reading list this year: 10) Countering Disinformation: The Public Diplomacy Problem of our Time by James Pamment. How can communications professionals counteract manipulation and deception? Pamment offers two guides on counter-influence. 9) Media Framing of a Diplomatic Insult by Muhammad Ittefaq. An example of how the impact of an incident at an airport can spill over into diplomatic relations. 8) Public Diplomacy for Losers by Nicholas J. Cull. Why honesty and working with defeat is so important to public diplomacy. 7) Learning from South Korean Diplomatic Experimentation by Jan Melissen and HwaJung Kim. South Korea's unique approach to public diplomacy innovation offers valuable insight for other nations. 6) British Council on Evaluating Arts & Soft Power Programming by Ian Thomas. The Head of..