by goodall | Oct 23, 2008 | Framing, Image, Islam, Strategic Comm.
by Bud Goodall A recent report in The Huffington Post showed once again how much trouble foreign journalists can have in translating colloquial Americanisms: That problem faced Al Jazeera reporter Abderrahim Foukara when he wrestled with how to describe...
by goodall | Aug 10, 2008 | Diplomacy, Strategic Comm.
by Bud Goodall What would you rather have for your tax dollars? (A) A first-class military band that can play funky versions of “The Stars and Stripes” and “Hail to the Chief.” (B) A world-class communicatively and culturally savvy diplomatic...
by goodall | Mar 4, 2008 | Iraq, Media, Popular Culture, Uncategorized
by Bud Goodall In a New York Times article today entitled “Violence Leaves Young Iraqis Doubting Clerics,” evidence gathered by investigative reporters on the scene strongly indicates that the appeal of violent extremism may be waning. Are we at a new...
by goodall | Feb 28, 2008 | Diplomacy, Media, Strategic Comm.
by Bud Goodall In a recent speech given to the Heritage foundation, Colleen Graffy, Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs asserted that the main problem with U. S. public diplomacy is that we aren’t getting the word out about how well our...
by goodall | Feb 13, 2008 | Government, Media, Politics, Popular Culture, Surveillance, technology
By Bud Goodall Pardon my rant. I say that in advance but without apology. Today’s New York Times article about the United States Senate vote to approve President Bush’s plan to grant legal protection to telephone companies for cooperating with illegal...
