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Public diplomacy scholars Emily T. Metzgar, Efe Sevin and Craig Hayden reveal the results of their meta-analysis of PD research spanning 50 years. 

Public diplomacy scholars Emily T. Metzgar, Efe Sevin and Craig Hayden reveal the results of their meta-analysis of PD research spanning 50 years. 

USA flag on television

Emily T. Metzgar says the hype around recent changes to U.S. international broadcasting is "misleading and overblown." 

Jan Nowak-Jeziorański broadcasting for Radio Free Europe, 3 May 1952

U.S. international broadcasting, past and present. 

The Weibo app on a cell phone

Emily T. Metzgar on a Chinese-American internet tale.

Broadcasting Board of Governors newsroom

Emily Metzgar considers whether U.S. international broadcasting can serve policy needs while keeping its journalistic integrity.

Guests at Tokyo Disneyland, 2010/via Flickr Creative Commons

A recent book from Martha Bayles, a lecturer in humanities at Boston College, tackles the question of how American entertainment industry products confound official U.S.

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