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Media Monitor Reports are articles collecting the most relevant public diplomacy articles and information on topical issues, and are
posted periodically by our research team at the USC Center on Public Diplomacy.
THE WORLD CUP: GLOBAL UNITY AND NATIONALISM
AUG 3, 2006
By Jade Miller
Soccer, arguably the world's most popular sport, has the power both to unite the people of the world in a shared passion, and to divide citizens of opposing countries in unfettered nationalist zeal. While the 2006 World Cup did not produce any political results as dramatic as the "Football War" of 1969, much has been written in the world press about both the positive and negative implications of the tournament in today's climate.
U.S. TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES IN CHINA: CONTROVERSY, LEGISLATION, & IMPLICATIONS FOR CORPORATE DIPLOMACY
JUN 28, 2006
By Jade Miller
Over the past two years, Cisco, Microsoft, Yahoo, and Google have entered the Chinese Internet market, providing online or information-related products utilized by the Chinese government to enforce Chinese information censorship laws, conduct online surveillance, and restrict access by Chinese citizens to certain internet sites. Public outcries against these IT companies first emerged in the blogosphere and among human rights organizations. Editorial and op-ed pieces in the mainstream news media soon followed, reaching critical mass in the Fall of 2005.
THE DANISH CARTOON CRISIS: THE IMPORT AND IMPACT OF PUBLIC DIPLOMACY
APR 5, 2006
By Shawn Powers
In early September 2005, Flemming Rose, the culture editor for a right-of-center Danish newspaper, commissioned over 30 Danish cartoonists to submit caricatures of the Islamic prophet Mohammed that he could print in his paper, Jyllands-Posten. Rose had recently become concerned that European media organizations were self-censoring themselves with regard to issues sensitive to Islam, and was worried that the principles of freedom of speech were under attack. On September 30, with the intent of “pushing back self-imposed limits on expression that seemed to be closing in tighter,” Rose published twelve cartoons depicting the Islamic prophet Mohammed, images that are considered blasphemous by followers of Islam.
THE DUBAI PORTS CONTROVERSY: AN UPROAR HEARD ROUND THE WORLD
MAR 22, 2006
By Jade Miller
Dubai-based Dubai Ports World (DP World) announced its takeover of P & O, a British shipping and logistics company on February 13 to little fanfare. Coverage of the $3.7 billion deal was restricted mainly to the business section of international news sources, if it was covered at all. Almost none of these outlets made mention of the transfer of management of six U.S. ports from P&O to DP World included in the deal. Only when Senator Charles Schumer spearheaded a high-profile campaign against the deal, did wide spread objections begin to surface.
THE FUTURE OF AMERICA’S GLOBAL VOICE: THE DEBATE SURROUNDING THE NEW VOA BUDGET
MAR 16, 2006
By Amelia H. Arsenault
On February 6, 2006, a Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) press release made clear that the proposed 2007 budget will result in dramatic changes at the Voice of America (VOA). In particular, the budget will mean the elimination of VOA’s main English transmission, VOA News Now Radio while retaining funding for VOA English to Africa, Special English, and VOA's English website. Other language broadcasts set for elimination include: all VOA television and radio broadcasts in Croatian, Turkish, Thai, Greek and Georgian; and VOA radio broadcasts in Albanian, Bosnian, Macedonian, Serbian, Russian and Hindi. These changes, particularly the demise of VOA English, have instigated a flurry of speculation about the direction of American international broadcasting and the future of all VOA programming.
TURIN’S TAKE AT THE WINTER OLYMPICS: FROM RE-BRANDING A CITY TO REDUCING INTERNATIONAL TENSION
MAR 8, 2006
By Shawn Powers
Political pundits and media commentators heralded the February 2006 winter Olympics in Turin, Italy as the least controversial international events in recent memory. However, as with many Olympics prior, the Torino games helped to reframe the image of a small European community and invited both failed and successful attempts by countries around the world to use the Olympics as both a platform to prove their excellence in sports and to demonstrate their importance in the international political arena.
TERROR ONLINE: DEVELOPMENTS IN THE USE OF NEW MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES BY TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS
OCT 21, 2005
By Shawn Powers
The rapid diffusion of decentralized communications technologies is becoming a critical component in the operation and organization of terrorist networks. While security-based concerns regarding the use of the Internet for cyber-terrorism (disruption of critical networks, etc) have somewhat subsided, there is growing recognition that both the Internet’s mass media function and its decentralized infrastructure play a crucial role in modern terrorist organizations.
THE AFTERMATH OF KATRINA: AN UPDATE OF MEDIA COVERAGE, INTERNATIONAL REACTIONS, AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY
SEP 20, 2005
By Shawn Powers
It has been over two weeks since Hurricane Katrina blasted through the Gulf States, and as Americans watch the tragedy play out, so has the rest of the world. This is part two of a report that surveys media coverage in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina that explores the media’s reactions and international impressions of American politics and culture. In an effort to highlight the diverse array of perspectives that have been expressed, this report draws attention both to traditional media sources, as well as to less prominent media outlets, including television coverage in Qatar and Internet news service in Saudi Arabia.
MEDIA COVERAGE OF HURRICANE KATRINA: IMPLICATIONS AND DEVELOPMENTS IN PUBLIC DIPLOMACY
SEP 8, 2005
By Shawn Powers
Global reactions to Katrina and its aftermath have ranged from tremendous sympathy with the victims to rampant critique of American policy and culture. For some, President Bush’s initial denial of humanitarian aid from the international community was read as another example of his arrogant, ‘go-it-alone’ attitude, while, for others, the Administration’s eventual requests for aid diminished the credibility of United States as an international leader. Much of the coverage has emphasized that both lesser-developed and impoverished countries, as well as typical adversaries of the United States, have offered humanitarian aid in the wake of the crisis.
WORLD PERCEPTION SERIES PART I: CHINA
APR 28, 2005
By Adele Lan Chen
The following is an aggregation of key articles and commentary evaluating both how the world views China and how China views the rest of the world. These articles suggest that China's economic "charm offensive" has been highly successful, as well as its cultural outreach, particularly in the developing world. However, these sources also underscore the fact that China's reputation for human rights violations and its growing military presence in the Pacific Rim present two major obstacles to improved foreign public opinion.
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