University of Southern California
USC

CPD Blog The CPD Blog is intended to stimulate dialogue among scholars, researchers, practitioners and professionals from around the world in the public diplomacy sphere.

PD News – CPD Blog
U.S. INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING REACHING RECORD AUDIENCE, ASSESSING IMPACT QUESTIONED
NOV 17, 2011
 Posted by Adam Clayton Powell III
All posts by Adam Clayton Powell III


WASHINGTON --- Voice of America and other American international broadcasters now reach 187 million people every week, an increase of 22 million from 2010 and an all-time record number of listeners and viewers, according to data released yesterday. That increase was a complete surprise, according to Bruce Sherman, Director of the Office of Strategic Planning and Performance Measurement of the United States Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG). Just last month, BBG released a new Strategic Plan that had as its “performance goal,” an increase of 50 million people in worldwide audience by 2016. Now, just a few weeks after announcing…... Full Text
Read Comments (0) | Add Your Own

“KAMPALA MODEL” OF U.S. PUBLIC DIPLOMACY IN AFRICA PRAISED; RESULTS INCLUDE ICOW
NOV 7, 2011
 Posted by Adam Clayton Powell III
All posts by Adam Clayton Powell III


WASHINGTON – U.S. embassies in Africa have created new models for public diplomacy, models which are already producing significant advances. That was the word at a conference here last week from Bruce Wharton, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy for the Bureau of African Affairs. Wharton, who was appointed last year, described the “Kampala model” of public diplomacy, named for the perhaps unique structure in the American embassy in Uganda. “In this model all agencies are entitled to PD support,” said Wharton, “and all agencies are expected to follow and support the PAO’s lead.” Yes, you read that…... Full Text
Read Comments (0) | Add Your Own

POLL: INTERNET USE IN EGYPT REMAINED HIGH DURING PROTEST; ALHURRA AUDIENCE TRIPLED
FEB 17, 2011
 Posted by Adam Clayton Powell III
All posts by Adam Clayton Powell III


WASHINGTON – Use of the Internet and social networks was a significant factor in Egypt during the past month, even when the Egyptian government tried to block online access, according to a survey of Cairo and Alexandria residents released this morning by the U.S. Broadcasting Board of Governors. 33% of respondents said they had used the Internet, and 7% said it was the medium they used the most. That “used most” percentage was higher than radio (2%) and newspapers (3%). But the Internet falls behind radio and newspapers in the “used at all” category, as just over half of respondents…... Full Text
Read Comments (0) | Add Your Own

EGYPT: TECHNOLOGY, JAZZ AND THE COMMON WEALTH
FEB 14, 2011
 Posted by Adam Clayton Powell III
All posts by Adam Clayton Powell III


WASHINGTON -- From events of the past three weeks a number of lessons can be drawn, some old and some new: First, the phrase "the Arab street" has been redefined by Tahrir Square. We don’t need acute listening agents or polling to see what the Arab world wants. Second, more than ever, technology is the new jazz. If you google that phrase, you can trace it back to a 1994 book, Democracy and New Media to which I was a contributor, and that was already becoming clear seventeen years ago when the World Wide Web was still new. In the…... Full Text
Read Comments (0) | Add Your Own

WILL ‘FACE THE NATION’ BECOME ‘FACE THE WORLD’?
JAN 20, 2011
 Posted by Adam Clayton Powell III
All posts by Adam Clayton Powell III


WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Broadcasting Board of Governors is considering asking commercial broadcasters to donate their news programming to Voice of America and other international broadcasters. That was the word from Dana Perino, a new member of the BBG board. "Everyone agrees we should look into this," she said. "How do we repurpose things that we could acquire?" Perino indicated a starting point would be the Sunday morning interview programs - ABC's "This Week," CBS' "Face the Nation, NBC's "Meet the Press" and "Fox News Sunday." "The Sunday shows here in America have long been a tradition," she noted. "How…... Full Text
Read Comments (1) | Add Your Own

Previous Posts:  <  1 2 3 4 >  Last »

Most Popular Posts

Featured Bloggers


APDS Bloggers
Philip Seib

Indra Adnan
Daryl Copeland

CPD Blog Contributors

Regions

Popular Tags

© 2012 USC Center on Public Diplomacy at the Annenberg School. All rights reserved.