There is a bill pending in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that would change the governance structure of the U.S. Agency on Global Media. While the bill is not perfect, it provides a necessary level of accountability and oversight that has been missing for the past two years.
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1957: Eisenhower, Dulles and merging USIA back into State, or Not
...And then the question was asked. Attorney General Brownell inquired about "the foundation for charges by the press that USIA was engaged in undue competition with the regularly established press."
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Diplomacy’s Public Dimension: Books, Articles, Websites #92
Intended for teachers of public diplomacy and related courses, here is an update on resources that may be of general interest. Suggestions for future updates are welcome. By Bruce Gregory
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Diplomacy’s Public Dimension: Books, Articles, Websites #91
Bruce Gregory's selection of public diplomacy-related readings for students and teachers of a broad collection of practices commonly referred to as public diplomacy.
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Don’t do it: why the Foreign Agent designation is welcomed by RT and Sputnik
Drop the Foreign Agent inquiry into RT and Sputnik. It will potentially increase the threat and have no practical effect, but not because of the reasons commonly heard. The designation should have been automatic, but the delay in deciding to investigate RT and Sputnik will only result in a pyrrhic "victory."
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Sputnik and the Foreign Agent Registration Act (FARA)
With the recent news that the FBI may be looking into whether Sputnik should have registered under FARA, you may be interested in this article I wrote over 2 years ago on RT and FARA. The article applies equally to Sputnik. The bottom line of FARA can really be stated like this: truth in advertising, or, know your source.
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Why the South Won (by John Kuehn)
John Kuehn briefly opines on how the South lost the "conventional military context from 1861-1865" but turned that defeat into a cultural victory.
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Diplomacy’s Public Dimension: Books, Articles, Websites #85
Bruce Gregory's selection of public diplomacy-related readings for students and teachers of a broad collection of practices commonly referred to as public diplomacy.
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A Strategic Perspective on “Information Warfare” & “Counter-Propaganda”
“Someday this nation will recognize that global non-military conflict must be pursued with the same intensity and preparation as global military conflicts.” Unfortunately, that day has yet to come but I hope this hearing is the start of setting us on the right path. Continuing to get this wrong is a threat to our national security, to our economic growth, and to our very standing as a world leader.
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Strategic Communications and Public Diplomacy “Seen on the Web” (#59)
This newsletter provides a compilation of news, articles, essays, and reports of interest to practitioners and scholars of strategic communications, Public Diplomacy, public affairs, U.S. government international broadcasting, and information operations.
