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JAN 27, 2012
21st Century Statecraft Month: Digital Engagements January 30-31
U.S. Department of State
The U.S. Department of State has designated January 2012 as 21st Century Statecraft month. Twenty-first Century Statecraft complements traditional foreign policy by harnessing and adapting the digital networks and technologies of today’s interconnected world.
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JAN 27, 2012
Hollywood VS. China: Why The President’s Anti-Western Stance Won’t Matter
Hollywood Reporter
The dominance of western brands in China has long been a sore spot for the country's leaders. You can't walk through a Chinese commercial district without bumping into an Apple or Prada store occupying the city's finest prime real estate.
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JAN 27, 2012
21st Century Statecraft: Forging U.S. Digital Diplomacy
Huffington Post (Blog)
Whether they are advancing Internet freedom or helping to connecting women entrepreneurs in West Africa or responding to the devastating earthquake that struck Japan, our diplomats and development professionals are using digital networks and technologies in service of U.S. foreign policy.
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JAN 27, 2012
Samsonite Man: A Look At Hip Hop’s Diplomatic Affairs
Hophop DX
Culture defines the lives of Americans. Humans all over the world tend to find that common ground in points of cultural crossover. It’s a reasonable place to start. If Hip Hop has been its own diplomat until now, the logic goes, the U.S. Government shouldn’t be allowed to use it to begin build anything.
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JAN 27, 2012
All available resources to be utilized for capacity building of press officers: Firdous
Associated Press of Pakistan
The conference underscored the importance of training and capacity building of personnel of the ministry...Opening of press sections in important capitals of Central Asia, Latin America, Africa, Eastern Europe and Australia was suggested...
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JAN 26, 2012
Online Activism & Revolution in Egypt
Huffington Post (Blog)
Events in Egypt and countries across the Middle East and North Africa have shown in the 'Arab Spring' that internet platforms and technologies should be seen for what they are: effective tools for the conduct of political campaigns in authoritarian contexts.
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JAN 23, 2012
Kazakhstan’s pricey, sometimes shady international re-branding effort
The Atlantic
The government of Kazakhstan seems eager to counter any negative perceptions about the Central Asian nation. It has spent substantial sums on global public relations, striving to shape an image as a modern, open and investment-friendly nation by relying on a stable of top-tier public relations firms and international advisors.
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JAN 23, 2012
All quiet on the Western front
Mountain Runner (Blog)
For Western broadcasters collectively, 2011 was the most potentially devastating year in more than eight decades on the air. Now, because of fiscal uncertainties in their host countries and rapidly evolving competition from both traditional and new media, they face huge cuts in airtime and operations. Can America step up to help fill the gap?
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JAN 20, 2012
Peace Through Superior Crunk
Kaffeeklatsch of Civilizations (blog)
Hishaam Aidi, writing for Illume Magazine, emphasizes the central role played by hip-hop in the Arab Spring; indeed, as Aidi points out, Time Magazine not only rated Tunisian rapper Hamada Ben Amor ("el General") as being one of the 100 most influential people of 2011...
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JAN 20, 2012
Richard Lobo joins RIAS Berlin Commission
Broadcasting Board of Governors
Since 1994, a total of 1,201 American and German journalists have participated in RIAS’s unique transatlantic professional exchanges. In addition, the RIAS Berlin Commission annually presents awards for radio, TV and Internet productions...
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