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.
US official lauds Qatar’s education drive
Qatar's initiative to broaden its economic base and usher reforms and large investment in education sector were yesterday praised by James K Glassman, US Under-Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs.
U.S. Election Helping America’s Image Worldwide
The U.S. presidential race, with “the spectacle of democracy at work,” is a great thing for America’s image worldwide, and historically has given a boost to U.S. public diplomacy, Nicholas Cull, a professor of public diplomacy, tells America.gov.
U.N. troops offer lessons in peace in Lebanon
While serving here, the blue-bereted troops also try to heal the psychic wounds of traumatized residents, serving as cultural ambassadors of sorts. In addition to the Indian troops' yoga instruction, French troops have taught the many Francophone residents courses in poetry. Chinese troops demonstrate tai chi and the South Koreans, tae kwon do. The Spaniards teach español, now trendy in Lebanon. Italians have shown off their pizza-making skills.
New Pentagon Media Agency Seeks to Fill Top Job
The Defense Department is looking for an "energetic and imaginative executive" to run its newly formed Defense Media Activity, according to an advertisement on the agency's Web site.
With Olympics Over, China’s Self-Confidence Soars
This is incredibly dramatic for a global perception of China, and also for China's self-perception [that] it can handle something on this scale," says historian Jonathan Spence of Yale University. "It's a kind of financial coming-of-age. It'll be an important marker, probably in a positive direction, as far as we can tell at the moment.
US ‘Working For’ Peace Between Israel, Palestine
The U.S. does not get credit for what it does despite being the single largest contributor, among countries, to the welfare of Palestinians, Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Under-Secretary James K Glassman said yesterday.
Use public diplomacy to boost U.S. image
The element most critical and central to public-diplomacy success? A quality corps of skilled public-diplomacy practitioners. We need to re-invest in such people and refocus on fundamentals. A new generation of talented men and women needs to know that a public-diplomacy career will be rewarding and meaningful. They need to be given the institutional and professional credibility essential to engage effectively with skeptical or hostile foreign publics.
Qatar in media index
QATAR ranks second in the Middle East and North Africa in the first ever nation branding index launched by East West Communications, Washington DC. The index is produced by analysing mentions of countries in leading media around the world using algorithms developed by text analysis leader Perception Metrics, of Ohio.
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