PUBLIC DIPLOMACY IN THE NEWS

APR 7, 2008
Savvy to leap forward
The Australian
When asked about [Australian Prime Minister] Rudd, Chinese people smile and acknowledge "ta shi Zhongguo tong", he's a China expert. But what will Rudd leverage for Australia through his expertise and popularity in China? What is his strategy not just for engaging China - he already has China's attention - but to allow Australia to benefit from the relationship?...Rudd's election, and his China-savvy skills, provide Australia with a clear opportunity for differentiation from its prime ally.  Read more...

APR 7, 2008
Zogby: 70% Believe IOC Was Wrong to Award Olympic Games to China
Zogby International
Survey finds 48% believe U.S. political officials should not attend the opening ceremony due to China's poor human rights record.  Read more...

APR 7, 2008
How to influence and win friends
Hindustan Times
With the US in election mode, presidential hopefuls like Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and John McCain will have to take into account the damage done to American power and image globally.  Read more...

APR 7, 2008
Ignore Al-Jazeera at your own peril
The Daily Star (Lebanon)
It appears that Israel is taking a page from the George W. Bush MBA-Presidents Sep-07 book of public diplomacy: It is attempting to influence coverage in Arab media by boycotting the most influential television station in the Arab world.   Read more...

APR 7, 2008
In Europe, many seek to rebuke China at Beijing Olympics
Los Angeles Times
Protesters scuffle with police as the torch makes its way in London. Calls for a boycott of the opening ceremonies are gaining momentum in Europe.  Read more...

APR 7, 2008
Foreign Ministry opens branch in Sderot
The Jerusalem Post
It took more than seven years, but the Foreign Ministry on Sunday opened an office in rocket-plagued Sderot, in an effort to coordinate foreign news coverage and facilitate fact-finding and solidarity missions in the town and other communities under fire from the Gaza Strip.  Read more...

APR 6, 2008
Amazon’s ‘Forest Peoples’ Seek a Role in Striking Global Climate Agreements
The New York Times
Some wore traditional headdresses, and some traveled by riverboat or canoe. But the dozens of “forest peoples” who descended on this capital of Amazonas State last week had a common goal of becoming bigger players in global climate talks.  Read more...

APR 4, 2008
The Two Wars in Iraq: Ours and Theirs
The Washington Post
Americans and Iraqis tell two different stories about the war in Iraq. Most Iraqis say that the U.S.-led invasion and occupation have fueled violence. The dominant American story is that U.S. forces are curbing sectarian violence and making things better in Iraq. This gap in perception severely undermines public diplomacy efforts throughout the Muslim world, and demands much greater effort toward understanding the Iraqi point of view.  Read more...

APR 4, 2008
India, Pakistan Exchange Films For First Time in Decades
VOA News
A Pakistani film has been released in India for the first time in four decades. At the same time, movies from India's Bollywood industry are also being screened in Pakistan, after being banned there for decades....The renewed cultural exchange was made possible by a peace process launched between the once bitter South Asian rivals in 2004.  Read more...

APR 4, 2008
Four new documentaries aim to promote tourism
The Daily Star (Lebanon)
The Tourism Ministry and Lebanon Daleel Association launched four cultural and tourist documentaries by Lebanese producer and director Fouad Khoury on Thursday, displaying Lebanon's nature, sports activities, cuisine and archeological sites in an effort to promote tourism in Lebanon.  Read more...

APR 4, 2008
Dave Marash: Why I Quit
Columbia Journalism Review
I think that Al Jazeera English is a very competent, very professional news organization that does a particularly great job south of the equator, but tends to report almost everything from the point of view of either the Arabic-speaking world or at the very least what you might call the post-colonial world. And since I’m not authentically those things, I don’t belong there.  Read more...

APR 4, 2008
RFE/RL Report: Al-Qaeda Media Network Threatened
RFE/RL
A landmark RFE/RL study on the nexus of ties and coordination between the global network of al-Qaeda affiliates argues that the marketing techniques that catapulted Al-Qaeda to worldwide fame are rapidly becoming obsolete as user-created content sweeps the Web.   Read more...

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