PD, POR, and the Public Environment
Worldcasting: U.S. Fails to Fight Russian Government Censorship of VOA/Radio Liberty News Broadcast
To be or not to be -- A 'Re-Jiggered' U.S. Information Agency
That is the question, or one of them anyway, as to how America's public diplomacy efforts may be ratcheted back up to speed. Read More
Public Diplomacy’s Mid-Year Report Card
It's mid-year report card time!
Sadly, there are some failing "F" grades thus far this year for international media, but others show improvement. Read More
Two Ways of Looking At Propaganda
The greatest lure of propaganda, for those using it to achieve total victory in the so-called war on terror, is that on surface it may appear to pose no intellectual problems about what it is and what it does. Drop leaflets on enemy territory; place pro-U.S. articles in newspapers abroad; broadcast radio programs that attack the enemy and praise American values -- and hearts and minds in hostile lands will be won over, like a salivating Pavlov dog reacting to food-related stimuli. But propaganda is not as simple as that. Read More
The “Battle” of the Taiwan Straits
Without firing a shot, China is winning its "war" to gain de facto incorporation of Taiwan into the mainland orbit. That's a tortuous way of saying that it may not be long until Taiwan is no longer a de facto state. Read More
China’s PD: Promoting Chinese Language Studies
Hu Jintao’s U.S. Visit Highlights Debt and Diplomacy
Do you remember Hu Jintao's April 2006 visit to Washington, D.C? Read More
The Role of Football in U.S. Public Diplomacy
Too bad for President George W. Bush that political public opinion surveys are not conducted at U.S. football games.
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The Tarnishing of What Should Be Public Diplomacy’s Golden Age
Technology is running amok, trampling public diplomacy efforts for almost everyone.
Because of its misuse by most, Satellite TV technology is worsening, rather than aiding efforts to communicate with publics abroad. The ease by which TV satellites can be accessed to distribute signals to practically anywhere, has caused professional communicators to become lazy, and to run their efforts on autopilot.
The trashing of public diplomacy is not really the fault of technology. It is the fault of those who abuse the tool, and who are dazzled to distraction by it. Read More
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