by admin | May 19, 2012 | Government, Politics, Strategic Comm.
by Steven R. Corman The House of Representatives has been working to amend the laws that govern the dissemination of “propaganda” materials in the U.S. What seemed like a good idea to me and others–one long overdue–is being spun by some...
by gilpin | Jan 12, 2009 | Analysis, Diplomacy, Media, Strategic Comm.
by Dawn R. Gilpin Israel’s deployment of social media, including a Twitter news conference over the Gaza situation, has been in the news lately. As an example of media response to these efforts in the U.S., the New York Times cited MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow as...
by editor | Jul 1, 2008 | Image, Pakistan, Strategic Comm.
by Steven R. Corman Yesterday the Washington Times released video excerpts of an interview with Hussain Haqqani, Pakistani ambassador to the United States. While the Times featured statements about coming FATA operations in its print story, I was intrigued by a...
by editor | Jun 18, 2008 | Analysis, Diplomacy, Image
by Steven R. Corman On Monday, recently sworn-in Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy Jim Glassman published an op-ed piece in the International Herald Tribune. Entitled “The Animosity Does Not Run Deep,” it interprets the latest Pew Research...
by editor | Jun 3, 2008 | Analysis, Diplomacy, Image
by Steven R. Corman Jim Snyder has an interesting post at The Hill on efforts to reinvigorate international travel to the U.S. It cites statistics from the Travel Industry Association (TIA) suggesting that travel to the U.S. has declined by one-third over the last 15...
by matmorris | Mar 28, 2008 | Diplomacy, Framing, Image, Iraq, Politics, Strategic Comm.
or Deconstructing John McCain by Matthew B. Morris John McCain gave what was billed as a major foreign policy speech to the Los Angeles World Affairs Council on March 26. In the speech he described himself as a “realistic idealist:†I am an idealist, and I...