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.
Athletes struggle to balance politics, Olympic decorum and sponsors
With growing protests in Tibet and pressure mounting on Olympic sponsors to denounce China for its policy on Darfur, socially conscious athletes said they were struggling to figure out how to honor their own beliefs while also respecting the purpose of the Olympic Games - the celebration of athletic excellence.
Global Views of USA Improve
After years of becoming progressively more negative, public views of the United States have begun to improve, according to a BBC World Service Poll across 34 countries.
China says boycotting Beijing Olympics would only invite humiliation
China said on Tuesday if any foreign officials boycotted the Beijing Olympic Games, they were boycotting a grand event that belonged to the world's people, and would only invite humiliation.
Chavez and his friends are an unholy alliance
Chavez is conducting a public diplomacy campaign on several fronts. He has bought ads lauding Venezuelan accomplishments in the Economist, New Yorker, and Roll Call among others. And he has hired public relations firms to burnish the image of his government....He has carefully cultivated hard core left wing opinion in the United States and has used his plentiful oil revenue to buy friends.
Reaching Out to the Russian World
Prominent political scientist and commentator Vyacheslav Nikonov has added one more title to his long list of occupations -- last June he became the executive director of the Russky Mir Foundation, which was founded through a presidential decree "for the purposes of promoting the Russian language."
El Pomar CEO’s new goal: improving world’s view of U.S.
Bill Hybl, chairman and CEO of the El Pomar Foundation in Colorado Springs and past U.S. Olympic Committee president, will head a federal agency that oversees the State Department's diplomacy policies and programs. Hybl said that as chairman of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy he wants to improve the world's view of the United States through music, sports and cultural affairs.
U.S. losing global fight for talent
Other nations are benefiting from our misguided policies," Gates told a congressional hearing last month..."They are revising their immigration policies to attract highly talented students and professionals who would otherwise study, live and work in the United States for at least part of their careers. "At a time when talent is the key to economic success, it makes no sense to educate people in our universities, often subsidized by U.S. taxpayers, and then insist that they return home.
Listen! A professor of marketing is talking
‘Brand Nigeria’ is at a pivotal stage at the moment....although advertising and other integrated brand promotions and communications are important, it is essential to have coherent and relevant distinguishing value propositions to communicate. The same thing applies to nation branding. Therefore spending a lot of money to improve our image without changing our behaviours and offering something good that we want to be known for, does not seem to be the right approach in my view.
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