A thought-provoking article on high "vs." popular culture
JULY 14, 2013, 10:21 PMMozart vs. the BeatlesBy GARY GUTTING, New York TimesOur democratic society is uneasy with the idea that traditional “high culture” (symphonies, Shakespeare, Picasso) is superior...
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The real problem with the Modernized Smith-Mundt Act: its "zero effect on the...
"Let's dispel some myths about the Smith-Mundt Modernization Act. First, it has zero effect on the CIA or on the Pentagon; Smith-Mundt only covers information programs produced by the State Department...
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July 15-19 Public Diplomacy Review
Abbreviated edition, due to your PDPBR compiler's increased teaching obligations “Propaganda is a pejorative term ...” --Broadcasting Board of Governors [BBG] spokesperson Lynne Weil; image from"[T]he...
View ArticleEvidently, the War on Tara is over ...
-- Sonenshine to leave public diplomacy post at State, sources told BBG Watch - BBGWatcher
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July 20 Public Diplomacy Review
"Is the statement that 'VOA news will be accurate, objective, and comprehensive' propaganda for the view that 'VOA news will be accurate, objective, and comprehensive'?"--Question from a student; image...
View ArticleStalin On Art and Culture
Stalin On Art and CultureFrom REVOLUTIONARY DEMOCRACY – Indiahttp://www.revolutionarydemocracy.orgIn 1946 Stalin met with Soviet intellectuals to discuss and analyze the trends developing in Soviet...
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July 21 Public Diplomacy Review
"There is only one kind of love, but there are a thousand imitations."--La Rochefoucauld; image fromPUBLIC DIPLOMACY Internal Report: State Department's Social Media Shop Is A 'Toxic' Hotbed of...
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What if Snowden wants to attend the U.S. Embassy Moscow Fourth of July...
Foreign Service Exam question: Tech-whiz Edward Snowden, who for years served the USG (directly and indirectly) and now is stranded in Russia due to unfortunate circumstances, sends a handwritten...
View ArticleA Fourth of July speculation
As we Americans celebrate the Fourth of July, the day of our 237-year independence, I wonder if, today, this nation of some 315 million people would ever be capable of creating the kind of Constitution...
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July 3-5 Public Diplomacy Review
ABBREVIATED EDITION"Happy birthday, America!"; Via on NS Facebook(ATTEMPTED) HUMORWhat if Snowden wants to attend the U.S. Embassy Moscow Fourth of July celebration with ex-Russian spy Anna Chapman? -...
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Washington Post: State Department social media efforts are floundering.
From: Brian Fung, "World leaders are on Twitter, but they’re not using it," The Washington Post:If digital diplomacy were really taking off, we might expect it to help maintain relationships among...
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July 22-24 Public Diplomacy Review
Abbreviated edition, due to your PDPBR' s compiler's increased summer teaching obligations"¿Qué es la vida? Un frenesí.¿Qué es la vida? Una ilusión,una sombra, una ficción,y el mayor bien es...
View ArticleThey Know Much More Than You Think
From James Bamford, "They Know Much More Than You Think," New York Review of Books:Looking back, the NSA and its predecessors have been gaining secret, illegal access to the communications of Americans...
View ArticlePublic Diplomacy as a Global Phenomenon: Nigeria
From: Diplomatic Reporting In The 21st Century By Ambassador Olugbenga Ashiru, MFR, Honourable Minister Of Foreign Affairs: Keynote address - DDR, globalreportersvienna.com: 6. ... [T]he imperative for...
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Why Americans and Europeans Will Never Get Along
WHY AMERICANS AND EUROPEANS WILL NEVER GET ALONGImage from
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July 25-26 Public Diplomacy Review
--From; on the authenticity of this quotation, seeVIDEOMaps As Propaganda, Ctd - dish.andrewsullivan.comPUBLIC DIPLOMACYContrasting Views on US Nobility - Paul R. Pillar, middle-east-online.com:...
View ArticlePublic Diplomacy as a Global Phenomenon -- South Korea
S. Korea to conduct worldwide survey on national image - english.yonhapnews.co.kr: "South Korea plans to conduct a comprehensive survey on its image in 10 countries across the globe in an effort to...
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July 27 Public Diplomacy Review
"At its core, propaganda refers to any technique or action that attempts to influence the emotions, attitudes, or behavior of a group, in order to benefit the sponsor."--Scholar Kenneth A. Osgood; on...
View ArticlePublic Diplomacy as a Global Phenomenon: Russia (article by Yelena Osipova)
Making Sense of Russia’s “Soft Power” (July 10, 2013)Written by Yelena Osipova, Ph.D. Candidate at the School of International Service, American University. You can read her blog at Global Chaos and...
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