PD Happenings: February 10 - 16

This Week in PD is a weekly 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.

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Digital Diplomacy

• The White House’s Promised Spanish Website? Nada de Nada - Associated Press
• Diplomacy Will Need to Be Reshaped in a Digital World - The National
• Part II: Fake News, and What (Not) To Do About It - CPD Blog
• From Digitial Tactics to Digital Strategies: Practicing Digital PD - CPD Blog

​People-to-People Diplomacy

• Organization Unites Chinese, American Culture - UT Daily
• British Council Trains Managers, Festivals Producers & Journalists - Georgia Today
• Breaking Bread, Breaking Barriers: Refugees Share Their Cultures Through Culinary Diplomacy - The Politic
• The Stuff of PD - CPD Blog

Music & Art Diplomacy

• Philadelphia Orchestra Will Go to Israel - The Philadelphia Inquirer
• Mandela Washington Fellow Creates Platform for Artists and Healthcare Professionals - Vanguard
• Zorlu PSM Jazz Festival to Host International Artists Despite Strains in Diplomacy - Hurriyet Daily News
• Music Lovers to Collaborate for Good Cause in Gwangju Choir - Korea Herald

Education Diplomacy

• Scandinavia’s Biggest Inquiry Into Internationalization - University World News
• After ‘Make in India,’ Modi Govt to Promote ‘Study in India’ - The Print
• Visiting Teachers Sit in on School Board Meeting - The Indiana Gazette

Economic Diplomacy

• Aid Groups Targeted by Fake News, Report Says  - Devex
• My Journey From Refugee to Aid Worker Is Proof Aid Works - NewsDeeply
• Italy Unveils New Economic Diplomacy Project to Help Companies - Financial Express

Olympic Diplomacy

• Olympic Cities Offer Various Cultural Events for Visitors - Yonhap News Agency
• Is North Korea Really Winning the Soft Power Olympics? - The Washington Post

Global Development

• Solar Power Push Lights Up Options for India’s Rural Women - Reuters
• International Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers - Relief Web
• Student Exchange Aimed at Counteracting Cyberbullying - Arizona Public Media

Public Opinion

• "Sharp Power" or Western Invisible Power  - Xinhua News Agency

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