A curated selection of public diplomacy-relevant news from a global cross-section of English-language media outlets, including independent, corporate-owned, and state-sponsored sources. The stories featured don't necessarily represent CPD's views nor have they been verified by CPD.
Aamir Khan gets animated in latest Coca-Cola campaign
Ringing in the festive season, Coca-Cola India has unveiled the latest in its series of communication for brand Coca-Cola that builds on the global 'open happiness' platform. The latest communication features Bollywood actor and brand ambassador Aamir Khan in an animated avatar racing on his motorbike in the virtual world of video games.
Colombia Exhibit Brings Protests to Campus
"The Colombia is Passion campaign was developed to promote the country abroad and encourage business investment, tourism and enhanced cultural relations with nations around the world. The logo of the campaign is a heart, which symbolizes the passion of the Colombian people — the driving force that guides their creativity, determination, warmth and kindness," the Embassy of Colombia states on its Web site.
China Embrases Soft Power for Image
In fact, this week the alma mater of President Hu Jintao held an international conference on soft power and nation branding, as part of the country's 60th anniversary celebrations with a string of high-level guests ― academics, government officials and media experts from countries such as the United States, South Korea, Australia, and Pakistan ― to help brainstorm on China's charm offensive strategy.
Israeli PM’s secret trip irks media
Israel's newspapers, which regularly comply with military censorship rules in their coverage of security-related stories, ran a second day of critical headlines on Friday after they were reportedly fed a "cover" story. Yossi Sarid, writing in Israel's Haaretz newspaper, said that the "lies" told about the reported visit to Russia "harm Israel's credibility".
Walt & El Grupo (2007): An Animated Look at Latin America
A relentlessly upbeat vanity project destined for the Disney family archive, “Walt & El Grupo” documents a 1941 goodwill trip to Latin America undertaken by Walt Disney and his wife, Lillian, plus 16 of the studio’s most creative artists.
8th Anniversary of Sept 11: Do We Understand Them?
Part of this failure stems from the flawed question most often used by Americans in regards to the Arab world: "Why do they hate us?" Yet, if Americans insist on posing this question, I pose another: "Why don't 'you' ask 'them'?" The United States cannot win credibility in the Muslim world through new public relations strategies and instead must pursue actions that build trust; the first step is to listen to Muslims, and to recognize how they see the world, themselves and America.
Under the Influence: Getting Strategic Communication Out of the Cave
As adaptive and creative as the United States claims to be, one would think that, eight years after 9/11, the foreign policy establishment would have come up with a workable way to communicate its strategic message to the rest of the world. It hasn't. Call it the $10 billion bungle, because that's a reliable estimate of how much the U.S. has spent since 9/11 on the effort.
US public diplomacy: a tool for domination
US propaganda in this century has produced some astounding results with many people failing to see through this country's public propaganda. The idea of dropping "bombs and burgers" in Iraq has gone undetected by many people who think the US provides salvation to poor countries.
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