CPD Monthly Newsletter
August 2010
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Message from the Director
 The CPD family expanded this month with
the addition of Naomi Leight as our
Assistant Director for Research and
Publications. A recent graduate of USC's
Master in Public Diplomacy program, Naomi
is a wonderful researcher and manager -
thorough and well-organized - and will be
a great asset. If you ever have questions
about our many research projects or publications, please feel free to contact her at leight@usc.edu.
CPD was among the hosts for a visit to USC by Dennis Mulhaupt and Enders Wimbush, members of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, which oversees operations of the Voice of America and other U.S. government broadcast organizations. In my meeting with them, I underscored our continuing interest in doing research and evaluation related to international broadcasting that might prove useful to the BBG. We discussed ways that BBG's broadcasting might modernize its content.
I also spent a day in Tampa, Florida at the headquarters of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) to learn about the work of their Digital Engagement Team, which presents U.S. viewpoints and challenges extremist and inaccurate statements on numerous Arabic, Farsi, and Urdu Internet forums. The team's mission is to undermine violent extremist activities, clearly an important military responsibility and also a form of public diplomacy. The U.S. military is a major player in this field and handles some of its tasks more adroitly than do other parts of the government.
As August draws to its end, classes have begun. It's great to have the students back as partners in our work.
Sincerely, Philip SeibDirector, USC Center on Public Diplomacy |
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Dispatches from the Summer Institute in Public Diplomacy 2010
 LOS ANGELES - The USC Center
on Public Diplomacy wrapped up its fifth annual Summer Institute here
July 30. The intensive two-week course, designed to immerse participants in the critical study of public diplomacy, involved 30 public diplomacy
practitioners representing a wide range of sectors, including defense,
foreign ministries and international organizations. For a full list of the 2010 participants, click here. Linked below are a few accounts of this year's Summer Institute activities:
More information about CPD's professional training program can be found here.
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CPD Spotlight: Video Conversations from Shanghai Expo
 The Brazilian Pavilion: Beyond Soccer ... As a major emerging economy and the host of the 2014 World Cup and
the 2016 Summer Olympics, Brazil is keen to present the country as more than
about soccer, samba, and carnivals. In this video from the Center's Shanghai Expo team, Brazilian Pavilion Director Pedro Wendler discusses the
country's positioning and communication at the Shanghai Expo. The entire conversation can be viewed here. For other videos and information about the Nation Branding at the Expo Shanghai 2010 project, please visit the CPD Video Conversations page.
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About Us
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(CPD) is a partnership of the USC Annenberg School and the USC School of
International Relations.
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USC Center on Public Diplomacy at the Annenberg School 3502 Watt Way,Suite G4 Los Angeles, California 90089 cpd@usc.eduDirections
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Top CPD News
Recipient of the 2010 CPD Prize for Best Student Paper in Public Diplomacy is Announced
 The USC
Center on
Public Diplomacy is
proud to
announce
that Melanie Ciolek,
MPD '11, is the
winner of the 2010
CPD Prize for Best
Student Paper in Public Diplomacy. Her paper, "Understanding Social Media's Contribution to Public Diplomacy" examines
the U.S. State Department's use of Facebook to increase the visibility
of President Obama's planned visit to Indonesia.
CPD Director Speaks About PD at CENTCOM
CPD Director Phil Seib discussed public diplomacy with officials of Headquarters Central Command (CENTCOM) in Tampa, Fla. Aug. 18.
CPD University Fellow Rob Asghar interviewed on KPCC, Pens op-ed in Providence Journal
Southern California Public Radio KPPC featured CPD University Fellow Rob Asghar as his experience as a Pakistani-American. On August 25, Asghar's op-ed "Jingoists, jihadis birds of a feather," appeared in the Providence Journal.
For more CPD Announcements, click here.
For more CPD in the News, click here.
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Sneak Peek inside Issue 6 of PDiN Monitor featuring:
Digital Diplomacy
Featured Articles Include: Beyond the Blackberry BanPublic--Public Diplomacy
No Simple App for Public DiplomacyRead pieces by Shawn Powers, Matt Armstrong, Anoush Rima Tatevossian and other PD experts in the latest edition of PDiN Monitor, coming next week. |
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