Public diplomacy

Listen: The General and the Ambassador Oct 17, 2018 A recent episode of the podcast, The General and the Ambassador: A Conversation, features Ambassador Mike Hammer and retired Admiral John Kirby who discuss how the military and diplomats approach public affairs. Often viewed as opposing sides of the international affairs spectrum, the podcast aims to bring together military and diplomatic collaborators to tell their stories about representing the United States abroad. The series is moderated by retired Ambassador Deborah McCarthy, who began the discussion by tackling a key question many have about the American diplomatic corps—why is the military a better known entity among the American people? This episode is number six in the series. Listen to all episodes here. Tags Visit CPD's Online Library Explore CPD's vast online database featuring the latest books, articles, speeches and information on international organizations dedicated to public diplomacy. Visi..

"Tviter" je blokirao naloge lidera Komunističke stranke Kube Raula Kastra, njegove kćerke Marijele Kastro i vodećih kubanskih medija. Udruženje kubanskih novinara osudilo je ovakvu odluku,...

Mnogi filmovi i serije od „Građanina Kejna“ do „House of Cards“ bavili su se političarima i javnim službenicima i njihovim odnosom prema medijima i...

ISTINE I ZABLUDE O „TVITER ZAJEDNICI“, NJENIM VOĐAMA I NJIHOVIM PODANICIMA Već nešto više od deset godina Srbija je lider u regionu kada su u...

Za manje upućene, digitalna diplomatija predstavlja korišćenje Internet servisa, online medija, računara i mobilnih uređaja u cilju šire komunikacije sa građanima, kao i promocije...

Na društvenoj mreži Tviter razvila se polemika između ambasadora Rusije i Amerike u Srbiji, Aleksandra Bocana Harčenka i Kajla Skata, kao i predstavnika iz ambasade Republike Poljske.

Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Maria Zakharova showed off one of her many talents at the at the ASEAN-Russia summit in Sochi, dancing to the song "Kalinka."

Music Diplomacy in Times of Conflict Aug 7, 2019 Resonance is a music diplomacy podcast hosted by USC Master of Public Diplomacy (MPD) alumnus and CPD Multimedia Producer Jose Castillo. The educational series seeks to explore the cultural significance of musical exchange across the globe and to build a case for music in the halls of governmental and non-governmental public diplomacy. Below is the latest episode of Resonance, this time featuring a conversation with founding director of USC's MPD program, Professor and CPD Faculty Fellow Nicholas J. Cull. Cull, public diplomacy's lead historian, discusses the role that music has played during times of international conflict, including case studies such as jazz diplomacy during the Cold War and the musical propaganda of Nazi Germany. The first Resonance episode can be found on Soundcloud here and streaming on most podcast platforms. Tags Visit CPD's Online Library Explore CPD's vast online database feat..

Media Freedom and PD Jul 30, 2019 Freedom of the media around the world has faced a "downward spiral," writes this year's "Freedom and the Media" report by watchdog organization Freedom House. From Hungary to Austria to Israel to the United States, government leaders have attempted to manipulate the media environment and vilify journalists⁠—elements of this new, "illiberal toolbox" are symptoms, the report says, of a worldwide decline in democracy. What does this deteriorating media environment mean for public diplomacy practice? "Social media are still worth saving," writes Freedom House Technology and Democracy Research Director Adrian Shahbaz. While the spread of disinformation has created challenges, there is still space for policymakers, technology companies and civil society to come together and bolster the internet as a positive platform for media engagement. "At a time when the harmful aspects of these platforms are being exposed and debated around the world, the..

Social media platforms often create a gray area in public diplomacy. Are Twitter "likes" indicative of meaningful relationships? In a new study published by USC Annenberg's International Journal of Communication, 2017-2019 CPD Research Fellow Diana Ingenhoff of the University of Fribourg and Efe Sevin of Reinhardt University assert that they are not. Warning against over-valuing "likes," Ingenhoff and Sevin introduce solutions for the many difficulties in measuring the effectiveness of social media-driven public diplomacy campaigns to improve a country's nation brand. By examining Twitter activity from the governments of Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland and Belgium, their model considers both content (ideas expressed in posts) and digital networks (the links between users built through retweets, mentions, etc.). Notably, four dimensions are defined for measuring social media's impact on country reputation: fu..