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.
DSTV Launches CNBC Africa
This month sees another exciting development for DStv audiences across the continent as the operator expands its channel line-up with the addition of leading business news channel CNBC AFRICA. The continent's first 24 hour international business channel, CNBC AFRICA will now be available to DStv Premium.
How Social Media War Was Waged in Gaza-Israel Conflict
Both sides deployed dangerous new media weapons during this latest round of fighting in Gaza. Armed with Facebook profiles, Twitter accounts, and Lavazza espresso, warriors fearlessly and tirelessly scoured the cyber battlefield searching for enemy (blog) outposts. Outfitted with high-tech ammunition like HD videocameras, firewire 800s, and white phosphorescent keyboards, they attacked one-sided videos, slanted essays, and enemy propaganda with propaganda of their own. Instead of grad rockets, they launched grad school wits.
Listening Post - Gaza’s Internet War
With so much of the mainstream media marginalized in Gaza the two sides in the conflict focused on online video and social media turning them into the new informational frontline. Which side used this new media more effectively and will it be the new weapon in future conflicts.
Secretary Clinton’s Asia Trip: Allied Reassurance
Clinton must reassure allies disturbed by Bush Administration's abandonment of important principles in its zeal to achieve North Korean denuclearization. Additionally, she should more clearly articulate the Obama Administration's six-party talks strategy and its position on the U.S.--South Korea free trade agreement.
Hillary’s Road Trip
A measure of the new administration’s realization of the importance and nuances of Asia is demonstrated by Clinton’s decision to add Indonesia to the itinerary...It commands the narrow Strait of Malacca, which is the world’s energy highway, where supertankers transport Middle Eastern oil to the burgeoning middle class fleshpots of the Pacific Rim.
How Social Media War Was Waged in Gaza-Israel Conflict
Both sides deployed dangerous new media weapons during this latest round of fighting in Gaza. Armed with Facebook profiles, Twitter accounts, and Lavazza espresso, warriors fearlessly and tirelessly scoured the cyber battlefield searching for enemy (blog) outposts. Outfitted with high-tech ammunition like HD videocameras, firewire 800s, and white phosphorescent keyboards, they attacked one-sided videos, slanted essays, and enemy propaganda with propaganda of their own.
“Quiet Diplomacy”
President Robert Mugabe and his South African counterpart, President Kgalema Motlante claimed Wednesday the establishment of the inclusive government vindicated SADC-appointed broker Thabo Mbeki's much-maligned "quiet diplomacy" but there was not so much enthusiasm from the MDC on his mediation.
Shark Week at State?
If indeed McHale gets the job, it’ll raise the question of which direction the Obama team wants to take public diplomacy...Denis McDonough, a close Obama adviser, has the strategic communications portfolio at the National Security Council. Will McDonough play the role in the interagency process that the undersecretary of state played in the Bush administration?
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