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.
Where Are All These Students Coming From?
A recent report by the Institute of International Education assesses the numbers behind international higher education students in the United States. New York city was the top host city, but California was the top host state with 85,009 international students. Second place went to New York with 69,940, and third to Texas with 51,823.
World Leaders Coalition to be Launched on Facebook by Globcal
The World Leaders Coalition is scheduled to initiate its activities on Facebook through Globcal and its groups; the "Facebook People's Embassy" and "Facebook Diplomatic Corps" this Fall. The coalition group consists 32 world leaders and up to 450 other global role models.
Tsvangirai Newsletter: American Propaganda Gone Awry
The American brand of advertising, a multitrillion-dollar brand of mass consumerism, bolstered by cultural and military dominance and championed by worldwide symbols like Marlboro, McDonalds, Boeing, Coca-Cola and General Electric, is slowly hitting Zimbabwe through the MDC.
Storrow Wins Achievement Award
Amy Storrow, a native of Stonington, has been awarded the 2009 Award for Achievement in Public Diplomacy by the Public Diplomacy Alumni Association, a membership organization of former and current U.S. Department of State professionals.
Why Sacha Baron Cohen’s New Jokes Make the Austrians Squirm
Austrian state television has already started to fret about the future damage to the national reputation. Will Austria become the new Kazakhstan, asked the broadcaster’s website.
Iran Updates (VIDEO): Live-Blogging The Uprising
Live blogging with video updates from Iran.
Persian News Network Finds New Life in Contested Iranian Election
Voice of America beams a youth-oriented TV show into Iran each evening, usually a mix of Hollywood releases, music videos and tips on high-tech gadgets. This week's show featured a weightier topic: how to evade a crackdown on free speech.
My Name is Iran
As rigging goes, this looks amateurish. The Iranian regime is not amateurish. So the mess suggests scrambling to me, an eleventh-hour decision that the surge in Moussavi’s support — the “green wave” — was too massive to tolerate.
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