ARAB SPRING MEDIA MONITOR

January 14, 2011 - Present
The Arab Spring Media Monitor tracks public diplomacy related news coverage of the ongoing uprisings, protests, developments and crises in the Middle East and North Africa since the fall of the Tunisian and Egyptian governments in early 2011.


CONFUCIUS INSTITUTES MONITOR

July 12, 2009 - Present
As part of the Center's research project on the topic, this CPD Media Monitor tracks coverage of China's Confucius Institutes around the world.


Latest Media Monitor Reports
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.


Past Media Monitor Reports
FAITH DIPLOMACY: RELIGION AND GLOBAL PUBLICS REPORT
MAR 23, 2011
By Naomi Leight
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.

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