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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.
ARAB SPRING MEDIA MONITOR: ONE YEAR OF COVERAGE
MAR 13, 2012
By Rachel Chan
For more than a year, tumultuous changes have swept across the Middle East. Citizens have poured into the streets, governments have fallen and social media is now recognized as a powerful tool for the masses. Since the early days of the so-called “Arab Spring,” the USC Center on Public Diplomacy has been aggregating related public diplomacy news coverage. This CPD Media Monitor Report serves as a review and brief analysis of the hundreds of stories from and about Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Bahrain and Syria from December 2010 through January 2011.Outlined below are the contours of each popular uprising as conveyed by the media as well as an overview of various public diplomacy efforts which have accompanied them. These have ranged from efforts in the United States to provide technical support to bypass the Libyan government’s stranglehold of the Internet to engaging with Syrian protesters via Facebook. As changes occur in the region, public diplomacy must continue toward those publics attempting to constructively reshape their governments and countries. Support of these citizens and their shared values must be demonstrated not just through words, but through actions. While this Report wraps up the CPD Arab Spring Media Monitor, it does not conclude CPD’s continued PDiN coverage of the Arab Spring and public diplomacy related stories. Only time will tell how the uprisings, conflicts and new democracies will play out in the region, but nations around the world would do well not to ignore the publics in the Middle East, even as they struggle to define and achieve consensus on their futures.
SCIENCE DIPLOMACY
JAN 10, 2012
By Rachel Chan
In the 2009-10 academic year, the USC Center on Public Diplomacy launched its Science Diplomacy research project and hosted a major conference on the topic. CPD strives to promote and better understand the use of science as a tool for public diplomacy. This media monitor is an overview of the major news articles, legislation and developments in science diplomacy from the end of 2009 through late 2011.
AFRICOM’S STILL UNDEFINED FUTURE
DEC 6, 2011
By Philip Seib
When the United States Africa Command – AFRICOM – was created in 2007 and was formally activated the following year, many considered it to be the epitome of “smart power” – a carefully blended mix of hard and soft power. Like other U.S. military commands, it would possess formidable combat capability, but its signature ingredient was a soft power component. To the dismay of some civilian officials who saw their role being usurped, AFRICOM was defining itself in terms of conducting diplomacy and development as well as traditional military duties.
EXPO SHANGHAI 2010 - FLAUNTING NATIONS’ BEAUTY THROUGH THE PRACTICE OF NATION BRANDING
SEP 26, 2011
By Wen Chen
Over the past few years, China has actively participated in global affairs. Having hosted the 2008 Beijing Olympics, China went on to become the first developing country to produce and manage the world biggest cultural event – the Expo Shanghai 2010. Spending more than $50 billion dollars to prepare for the event, Expo Shanghai 2010 attracted 192 participant countries and 50 international organizations to showcase their cultural and national character. 73 million visitors from different countries attended this enormous international assembly, providing an opportunity for all participant countries to present and promote their national images to the rest of the world.
WIKILEAKS CABLEGATE MEDIA MONITOR REPORT
MAY 17, 2011
By David McDougall
The ongoing release of 250,000 U.S. diplomatic cables by Wikileaks started in late 2010, in staggered releases coordinated with global news organizations, including: The New York Times, El País, The Guardian, Der Spiegel, and others. The released cables offer a look inside the American diplomatic process (and the diplomatic process in general), revealing the distance between public and private communication. None of this really qualifies as news; governments and their publics have long understood that traditional diplomacy is an art that depends on concealment. The content of the cables released thus far has been similarly underwhelming, mainly resulting in a few bruised egos and embarrassments (both personal and national). There was a suspicion that this secrecy breach might change the government’s attitude toward secrecy in diplomacy. Proof that diplomacy continues despite this release of information might be found in the U.S. government’s own presentation of the damage caused: while (since-resigned) State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley maintained that “there has been substantial damage” as a result of the release of the cables, the government’s private assessment of the publication is that it “was embarrassing but not damaging."
FAITH DIPLOMACY: RELIGION AND GLOBAL PUBLICS REPORT
MAR 23, 2011
By Silva Sevlian
Faith Diplomacy, the use of religion to communicate with global publics and its incorporation into foreign policy, is an element of international engagement that cannot be dismissed. Mutual understanding is a key pillar of public diplomacy and religion is often the core of national identity. Post-9/11, and arguably even pre-9/11, religion finds itself at the core of some of the greatest diplomatic puzzles. It is therefore imperative that faith-based organizations and leaders are enlisted to help better engage foreign communities. This goes beyond simply facilitating interreligious dialogue and should involve engaging religious leaders in peace-keeping and peace-building efforts.
PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND THE U.S. CONGRESS
NOV 10, 2010
By Katherina Jawaharlal
Public diplomacy legislation has enjoyed several successes during the past two years. Congress has passed legislation and established precedents for public diplomacy (PD) and strategic communications (SC) within the U.S. government. International media coverage has been somewhat sparse and domestic coverage of public diplomacy legislation has not fared much better. However, the legislative measures have been successfully implemented and evaluated within PD academic and practitioner circles as well as in the PD blogosphere in the U.S. and abroad.
GREEN WAVE PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND THE IRANIAN ELECTION
JUL 6, 2009
By Naomi Leight
This Media Monitor Report highlights the impact of new media use by foreign publics to communicate with and advocate for one another in the wake of the Iranian election. This report provides a brief analysis of the media coverage of social network-driven public diplomacy from June 13 – June 30, 2009. The stories collected here help demonstrate how the Iranian opposition movement has engaged in public diplomacy outreach through new media.
PRESIDENT OBAMA’S MIDDLE EAST EXPEDITION
JUN 15, 2009
By Paul Rockower
Few stories have caught the scope of attention and imagination of both global public and press as President Barack Obama’s recent foray into the complicated landscape that is the Middle East. Coverage and commentary was ubiquitous in all corners of the globe in the run-up to the president’s visit to Riyadh and Cairo and his speech at Cairo University.
This Media Monitor Report examines the full scope of coverage of President Obama’s trip to the Middle East, his vaunted Cairo speech and the public diplomacy implementation and implications of the Middle East expedition by the new American president.
SECRETARY CLINTON IN ASIA
MAR 7, 2009
By Lorena M. Sanchez
This Media Monitor tracked local and international news coverage and media commentary about U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's first official overseas visit to Japan, Indonesia, South Korea and China.
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