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The BBG has more than rebranded as USAGM; its audience measurement methodology has changed. A longtime audience research analyst questions some of the resulting numbers.
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Why social listening is a critical tool for managing a country's image.
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Despite the challenge posed by TB, the STOP TB Partnership has shown its ability to use conference diplomacy to take decisive action.
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The second post of this two-part series delves into what President Trump's hyperreal digital activity means for public diplomacy.
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Kwang-jin Choi sheds light on the value of "people's diplomacy" for South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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This two-part blog series uses a cultural studies approach to deconstruct Trump’s antagonistic public diplomacy.
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What differentiates political communication and public diplomacy? CPD Blog Contributor Kadir Jun Ayhan offers suggestions to better define PD
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