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.
Beijing’s Bad Faith Olympics
The Beijing Olympics still have one more day to run. But the final gold medal — for authoritarian image management — can already be safely awarded to China’s Communist Party leadership.
Olympics Are Ratings Bonanza for Chinese TV
When the Beijing Olympic Games kicked off two weeks ago with a four-hour spectacular, more than 840 million people in China tuned in, perhaps the largest television audience in history for a single event. The broadcast was the first in a series of Olympic bonanzas for China Central Television, or CCTV, one of the chief propaganda arms of the Chinese state and perhaps also a new global media titan.
China Confused in The Art of Chanting
The culture gap that exists between China and the West is never more apparent than in the stands. China does not a have a template for cheering.
China Keeps Pro-Tibet Websites Blocked
Pro-Tibet websites remained blocked in the Olympic press centre and elsewhere on Friday, amid reports that Chinese troops had opened fire on protesters in a remote area of southwest China.
Beijing Olympics Have Been a Wonderful Distraction
In my life, I've watched a lot of the Olympics. Of course the Lake Placid games of 1980 have been the best, but this year’s summer Olympics have been right up there.
China’s Gold Medalists to Visit Hong Kong
Moving swiftly to capitalize on the success of Chinese athletes at the Olympics, China will send most of its gold medalists to Hong Kong next week, ahead of legislative elections Sept. 7.
Regional Media Hubs Initiative
More than ever, foreign citizens receive information and form opinions from television. Around the world, access to the rapidly-growing number of stations on satellite television has dramatically increased the range and quantity of news and information. To address the challenges of this new media environment, the Office of the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs launched in September 2006, the Regional Media Hubs Initiative, with facilities in Brussels, Dubai, and London.
China Stages Tibet Opera During Games
An opera written to offer a rose-tinted portrayal of China's relationship with Tibet will run in a large Beijing theatre for three days this week.
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