Tag: #GW

“Infected” Olympic Games

April 15, 2020 Asia public diplomacy
By Saori E., MA Media & Strategic Communication COVID-19 is rampant in the world today. The virus, which originated in Wuhang, China, is being successfully contained in China. However, its neighboring country, Japan, is struggling to prevent people from getting infected with the new virus partly because of the government’s…

The Battle of Messaging: Indonesian Palm Oil and the EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED II)

April 15, 2020 Asia public diplomacy
By Oryza Astari, M.A. International Affairs ‘20 Rainforest Action Network’s “Indonesia, Climate Change, and Rainforests” report describes destruction of Indonesia’s rainforests as one of the leading causes of climate change. Furthermore, Greenpeace describes Indonesia as one of the “top tier emitters of global greenhouse gas emissions” due to deforestation. This…

Message & Culture Clash in the Age of Covid-19

April 15, 2020 Africa public diplomacy
By Leah Bacon, M.A Strategic Communication and Media ’20 On March 14, 2020 Rwanda’s Ministry of Health reported its first positive case of Covid-19. The country was the first African nation to issue a two-week lockdown. This included the closure of schools and places of worship, prohibiting large gatherings and…

Challenges and Vulnerabilities for Public Diplomacy in Guatemala

April 13, 2020 Latin America public diplomacy Women
By Halea Kerr-Layton, MA Global Communication ’21   Guatemala, the Central American country home to roughly 17 million people has unique vulnerabilities and challenges for public diplomacy presented by the competing narratives, identities, and experiences of its population.  Specifically, between the indigenous and the non-indigenous, or Ladino, population. The inequality,…
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The Do’s and Don’ts of Doing Public Diplomacy on Twitter

April 13, 2020 public diplomacy Social Media
By Kaitlyn Angrove, M.A in Media and Strategic Communication ’20 Social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram have become many people’s main sources of information, connection and entertainment. Their vast user bases and the ability to post almost anything without it being censored or fact checked, gives pundits, politicians…