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Public Diplomacy as a Global Phenomenon: Iran
Iran's foreign ministry struggles with online PR - Siavash Ardala, BBC PersianImage from article, with caption: Marzieh Afkham and Mohammad Zarif are realising the power of social mediaA hardline...
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September 15 Public Diplomacy Review
"You know, I don’t need to talk to the camera."--President Barack Obama, responding to the request of CNN interviewer Wolf Blitzer to "look into the camera, talk directly to President Bashar al Assad."...
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Prepotente ex-Public Diplomacy political appointee speaks
"I supervised all the public diplomacy officers around the world." --Rather immodest Hillary Clinton propagandist Tara Sonenshine; on prepotente, see.Image from
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Time after Time ...
Time mag hides Putin’s success from U.S. voters - Neil Munro, dailycaller.com: "Time Magazine’s cover for its September 16 issue features a picture of contented-looking Russian president Vladimir...
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September 16 Public Diplomacy Review
“I think John Kerry has been one of the best secretaries of state in the history of America!” --Vice President Joe Biden; image via BB on Facebook; re Obama and propaganda, see John Brown, "The...
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September 17 Public Diplomacy Review
"America is defined by its resilience. No matter what mistakes we make, we pick ourselves up, we dust ourselves off, and come together with the courage to deny that we ever made a mistake.”--Political...
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September 18 Public Diplomacy Review
"She can't dance, her body looked like hell, the song wasn't great, one cheek was hanging out. And, chick, don't stick out your tongue if it's coated."--Cher on Miley Cyrus' notorious MTV performance;...
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September 19-20 Public Diplomacy Review
--Words from a bumper sticker on a car parked in yet another litter-infested neighborhood in Northwest Washington, D.C.VIDEOThe US/Russia Public Diplomacy Battle for Syria - youtube.comPUBLIC...
View ArticleThe NYT and the post-Gutenberg illiterate era ...
Whoever designs the NYT homepage is living in the print era. Visually, it has far too many items on one "page." Also, there is useless repetition of items on the homepage. And you can't really scroll...
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Soft/hard power definitions: vulgarity or humor?
DEFINITIONSHard power: Pre-orgasm male organ [POMO] (Rome before its decline)Soft power: Post-orgasm male organ [POMO] (Rome after its decline)--From an opinionated but valued subscriber to the Public...
View ArticleThinking and Training
Just an untrained thought -- has anyone in the growing "training" industry in employee preparation for a "job"-- ever considered (thought about?) changing the word "training" to "thinking"?Just a thought.
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September 21 Public Diplomacy Review
PUBLIC DIPLOMACYOp-ed diplomacy: Ink-stained presidents - bostonglobe.com: "First, it was Russian President Vladimir Putin, outlining his Syria strategy and decrying American exceptionalism in an op-ed...
View ArticleAmerican cultural diplomacy at its best?
Free Performance of U.S. Army Band at the Kennedy Center Tonight! - quanticolive.com: "The U.S. Army Band 'Pershing’s Own' will present the Washington, DC premiere of James Stephenson’s The Devil’s...
View ArticlePublic Diplomacy as a Global Phenomenon: Nigeria
Diplomacy institute inducts 450 new members - blueprintng.com:Institute of Public Diplomacy and management has inducted 450 new members into its rank at the weekend which brings it membership to about...
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September 22 Public Diplomacy Review
"Specifically, your product contained content which infringes upon the intellectual property rights of National Security Agency. We have been contacted by legal representatives from the National...
View ArticleLiberté, Égalité, but Not Homosexualité
Liberté, Égalité, but Not HomosexualitéLabels: minor questionsWhy French Feminists Are Fighting Gay MarriageBy David A. BellThe only thing clear right now about the U.S. Supreme Court’s pending...
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USA toenails and teeth: More reasons to be a proud American
As a proud, patriotic American who lived many years overseas, I never cease to be amazed, upon my relatively recent return to the now unfortunately Bush-designated "homeland" -- a "not specifically ......
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The American voice: a well-meaning sexist's remarks
As I become, with continuing "culture shock," increasingly accustomed to the "homeland," what the USA powers-that-be now call what we ordinary American citizens once named (far less pretentiously) our...
View ArticleThe purpose of learning
The purpose of learning is to know that we know nothing. Socrates, of course, said it best, eons ago.
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