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APR 6, 2011
Japan struggled in getting disaster reports out to world
Asahi
A major task facing government officials dealing with the Great East Japan Earthquake was how to transmit reports about the unprecedented damage to a worldwide audience. To seek out needed assistance and to restrain excessive rumors and false speculation required the relaying of timely and accurate information.
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APR 5, 2011
World Press Freedom Day 2011 To Focus On 21st Century Media
RTT news
"21st Century Media: New Frontiers, New Barriers" is this year's theme of the World Press Freedom Day. It also marks the 20th anniversary of the Windhoek Declaration for the promotion of free and pluralistic media.
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MAR 29, 2011
Between the Palace and the Street: Mahmoud Mukhtar and the Fate of Egyptian Art Today
huffington post
"The heart of the uprising," "The symbol of a divided nation," "the neo-cons' worst nightmare"... These are just a few of several descriptions from over the last few weeks that have been used to frame Tahrir Square.
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MAR 28, 2011
New and old information operations in Afghanistan: What works?
Washington Post
After years of spending hundreds of millions of dollars trying to get its message out to Afghans, the United States is still experimenting. The State Department, for example, is trying a new communications approach in Kandahar by turning to old media — radio and television.
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MAR 28, 2011
The Nanny: American public diplomacy at its finest
Dallas News (blog)
I've just returned from a mission trip with First Methodist Dallas to San Jose , Costa Rica, where we worked with a pair of Texas missionaries who are building an orphanage. More on Texas' ties to the children's home to come soon...
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MAR 28, 2011
Virtual Exchange: The Newest Form of Diplomacy
Adobe (blog)
Adobe Youth Voices students had a unique opportunity Thursday night to participate in a pioneering form of citizen diplomacy: a “virtual exchange” between students in California and Pakistan. The AYV Peapod Academy in Redwood City, California connected with AYV & iEARN sites in Karachi & Islamabad...
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MAR 28, 2011
Under Secretary McHale Delivers Remarks Tuesday, March 29, on Public Diplomacy and Social Media
U.S. Department of State
Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Judith A. McHale will deliver remarks on Public Diplomacy and Social Media in Latin America on Tuesday, March 29, at 12:00 pm.This keynote speech will take place at Johns Hopkins University’s Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies...
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MAR 26, 2011
ADL urges Facebook to remove ‘Third Intifada’ page
The Jerusalem Post
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has "reached out to Facebook" to remove a "cause" page entitled "Third Palestinian Intifada," saying the page constitutes "an appaling abuse of technology to promote terrorist violence." According to an official statement, the ADL's request has not been met.
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MAR 24, 2011
New Media + Traditional Media = Revolutionary Success
The Layalina Review
Much attention has been paid to the crucial role played by new media in promoting and enabling the revolutions that are sweeping across the Arab world. However, Radio Netherlands Worldwide highlights the concurrent surge in importance of mainstream media in the region, and reasons that both were central in the recent Arab uprisings.
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MAR 24, 2011
Canadian TV producers: We don’t really hate America
The Christian Science Monitor
US diplomatic cables suggested Canadian TV seeks to “twist current events to feed long-standing negative images of the US." Not really, say Canadian producers and officials. Watching state-run television here [Montreal], you might get the feeling that Canadians seriously loath their big southern neighbor. At least, that's the impression that some US diplomats got.
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