CPD Publication, a Regular Feature in Place Branding and Public Diplomacy Journal

CPD is now contributing "PDiN Quarterly-Trends in Public Diplomacy" to the Place Branding and Public Diplomacy Journal published by Palgrave MacMillan.

The Center's long-standing, daily aggregation, PDiN (Public Diplomacy in the News) is a key component and inspiration for PDiN Quarterly. This new publication summarizes a broad spectrum of public diplomacy trends categorized according to region.

PDiN has also inspired the CPD publication, PDiN Monitor, an in-depth look at popular public diplomacy news stories with original analysis from CPD staff, fellows, scholars and guest contributors, which is available online and interactive.

From the Publisher:

The Place Branding and Public Diplomacy Journal is a quarterly review of branding and marketing for national, regional and civic development. PDiN Quarterly is a special aggregation and quarterly summary of global public diplomacy and nation branding news stories provided by the USC Center on Public Diplomacy at the Annenberg School (CPD) to the Place Branding and Public Diplomacy Journal published by Palgrave MacMillan and edited by Simon Anholt.

Featured Guest Editorial:

Also featured in the current issue (February 2011) of the journal, is a guest editorial by CPD University Fellow and Director of the Master's of Public Diplomacy program, Nicholas Cull. His editorial, titled "WikiLeaks, Public Diplomacy 2.0 and the State of Digital Public Diplomacy," focuses on the role of the internet in public diplomacy and how practioners could possibly utilize technology to enhance future programs.

To read the editorial, click here.

To preview the current issue, February 2011, online, click here.