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.
Job Advice For The New Ambassador To Syria
The U.S. is reportedly poised to name an ambassador to Syria for the first time in four years. Former Ambassador to Syria Edward Djerejian served under President Ronald Reagan and President George H. W. Bush. He has some advice for his successor.
STC Participates In First-Ever Cultural Exchange With Theatre Royal Bath From England
Eight acting conservatory students from Stages Theatre Company (STC) are traveling to Bath, England in July as part of a cultural theatre exchange. In return, 13 acting students and three technical theatre students from the Theatre Royal Bath-Young People's Theatre (TRB YPT), the egg, are traveling to Hopkins in August to perform for audiences at STC.
Cross-strait Cultural Summits On Horizon
Top governmental cultural agencies on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are expected to meet in September in Beijing and October in Taipei for cultural summit conferences. The forum will focus on discussion of cultural and creative industries and the protection of intellectual property rights, among other issues.
Franco-Arab Film Festival to run in Jordan on July 1st
For its 15th edition, the Franco-Arab Film Festival will display 15 feature-length movies (fictions and documentaries), including Palestinian, Iraqi, Lebanese, Syrian, Moroccan, Algerian, Tunisian, Egyptian and French movies. The Festival will also hold cinema workshops, and a tribute to the late Youssef Chahine.
140 Characters of Protest
From blogs to "tweets" to personal Web pages, the topic dominated the online conversation far more than in the mainstream media as users passed along news, supported the protestors and shared ideas on how to use communication technology most effectively.
Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship Program Celebrates 25th Anniversary
The Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship Program is a distinguished transatlantic initiative offering 20 accomplished young Americans the opportunity each year to complete a high-level professional development program in Germany.
U.S. Must Deploy More Foreign Diplomacy Personnel
National security is about more than bullets. “Smart power,” “soft power” and the “Three D’s” — development, diplomacy and defense — are widely accepted as important and effective foreign policy principles. Unfortunately, when it comes to the federal budget, diplomacy, development and democratic governance too often get short shrift.
UK: Developing World Left Behind in the News Agenda
The report’s findings show that television is lagging far behind its audiences. Coverage of the wider world - in both news and other genres - does not reflect that most people in the UK have a range of connections with other parts of the world and a curiosity about how people in other countries lead their lives. Respondents said the news reports they did see often reinforced stereotypical images of the developing world, dominated by images of malnourished children in news bulletins and charity appeals.
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