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.
Foreign Ministry Attracts Wide Attention with Microblog
Chinese Foreign Ministry's newly-registered microblog has drawn considerable attention at home, marking the government's latest efforts to connect to some of China's 457 million Internet users through increasingly popular web services.
Share culture and host an international student
Foreign high school students are scheduled to arrive soon for academic semester and year home-stay programs, and the sponsoring organization needs a few more local host families. The students are anxiously awaiting news of their new families.
BBG Names VOA Head
The Broadcasting Board of Governors has chosen David Ensor to be the new director of the Voice of America. The former journalist, currently working for the State Department, will join VOA in June, replacing Danforth Austin.
Friend in need
In a sense, the surprise question in such a situation, and perhaps into the future, is whether France has stolen a march over the United States, perhaps in terms of public diplomacy, in trying to pull Japan out of its civil nuclear emergency.
The Anti-al-Jazeera: Bahrain’s Notorious State-Run TV Channel
As protesters take to the streets, the regime is using government-run television to hit back with sectarian propaganda. Bahrain TV blares from most corners of this island Kingdom -- in malls, restaurants, living rooms.
The Face of Libya’s Revolution
It’s not a freedom fighter atop a tank but a young bohemian woman in Benghazi reviving a carnival banned by Gaddafi and singing songs of protest. Ann Marlowe reports on an extraordinary utopian moment in the free city.
South Africa/France: A north-south axis
France and South Africa are talking the “same language” on issues such as strengthening the Group of 20 (the world’s most important economies) and the reform of the UN Security Council, Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane told The Africa Report.
UK to send military advisers to help Libya rebels
Britain said Tuesday it will send about a dozen senior soldiers to Libya to help organize the country's haphazard rebel forces, as international allies seek to aid the opposition's attempts to break the military stalemate.
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