NEW: PDiN Monitor, May-June 2011 issue

This latest issue of PDiN Monitor delves into the concept of Film Diplomacy in China. With its huge population, China provides an irresistible market for other nations' films, ranging from wild action movies to those featuring animated pandas. Read Stanley Rosen's insightful feature article, The Use of Film for Public Diplomacy: Why Hollywood Makes a Stronger Case for China, for a discussion of how American filmmakers are catering to the booming Chinese market, and how China uses film as a public diplomacy tool to enhance its image at home and abroad.

In this issue:

 

• Following on the feature about Film Diplomacy in China, Neal Rosendorf provides the Spotlight Article about Hollywood's soft-power gift to Brazil in Vacation Note: I Go to Rio;

 

• PDiN Highlights features Social Media and Public Diplomacy in which Maya Babla explores the use of social media as a tool for public diplomacy;

 

• PDiN Roundup presents key stories on public diplomacy issues from around the world;

 

• CPD Extras showcases CPD news and announcements including the release of the latest issue of CPD Perspectives on Public Diplomacy;

 

• PD in Print includes the most recent CPD Blog Posts.

 

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