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Sham on You, Ben Barber

John Brown | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Edward Murrow, Usia, American Libraries, Jesse Helms, Edmund Gullion, Propaganda, Ben Barber, Cold War, Public Diplomacy, Nicholas Cull, Salon, State Department, World News
John Brown

Ben Barber's recent Salon article, "WikiLeaks and the sham of 'public diplomacy': Our diplomats spout jingoistic nonsense about American supremacy -- instead of engaging with the rest of the world," shows his heart in the right place but his history way off in left field.

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WikiLeaks: Would George Kennan Have Been Delighted?

John Brown | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wikileaks, Secrets, Usia, Foggy Bottom, Princeton, George Kennan, Public Diplomacy, State Department, Desk Officers, Cables, Seventh Floor, F. Scott Fitzgerald, World News
John Brown

Thanks to WikiLeaks, this arguably anachronistic method of communication -- cables -- are, despite their lack of "coolness," actually being read and discussed worldwide

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Truth and Propaganda

Nancy Snow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Usia, Migrant Workers, Muckraking, Propaganda, U.S. Information Agency, Harvest of Shame, Cbs, CBS Reports, United States Information Agency, Edward R. Murrow, Truth, Media News
Nancy Snow

Fifty years ago on that Friday, November 25, 1960, the best-fed people in the world were still recovering from Thanksgiving. They weren't prepared for...

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Ted Sorensen, JFK's Speechwriter: A Tribute

Nancy Snow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Usia, New Frontier, American University, Thomas C. Sorensen, Ted Sorensen, Tom Sorensen, Theodore Sorensen, Kennedy Speech at American University, Jfk, Edward R. Murrow, Politics News
Nancy Snow

Just yesterday I was reading about Ted Sorensen and his involvement with choosing the head of America's propaganda agency, USIA, after Kennedy's elect...

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Edward R. Murrow's Theory: Is It Right?

Nancy Snow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Usia, American Propaganda, US Information Agency, Edward R. Murrow in Washington, Harvest of Shame, Judith McHale, Henry Steele Commager, Edward R. Murrow, Politics News
Nancy Snow

This is the first in a series of reflections on the legacy of Edward R. Murrow as Director of the United State Information Agency. The series is insp...

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Avatar and Public Diplomacy

John Brown | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Usia, Cia, Eastern Europe, Propaganda, Afghanistan, Iraq, Public Diplomacy, Avatar, World News
John Brown

Watching it last Saturday morning, I reflected -- as a former foreign service officer involved in public diplomacy -- about paraplegic Marine Jake Sully's ventures into Pandora.

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Random Thoughts on "Public Diplomacy"

John Brown | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Propaganda, Arts Diplomacy, Public Diplomacy, Fulbright Program, State Department, Usia, Kenneth Osgood, People-to-People, Dogs, World News
John Brown

What is public diplomacy? The term, coined in the mid-1960s covers programs ranging from the Fulbright educational exchange to information about US foreign policy directed to overseas audiences.

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