Media as Global Diplomat

Public Diplomacy 2.0: Rethinking Official Media

In this new era of digital distribution, social networking, and user generated content, what is the role of government-funded media in bolstering America’s global influence and ability to manage conflict? This panel will discuss where traditional strategies for media-based public diplomacy are effective and where they need to change.

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Panelists:

Kathy Bushkin Calvin
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, The United Nations Foundation; Former President, AOL Time Warner Foundation

Ambassador Edward Djerejian
Founding Director of the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy

Abderrahim Foukara
Washington, D.C. Bureau Chief, Al Jazeera International

Ambassador James Glassman
Former Under Secretary of State Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, U.S. Department of State

Andrew McLaughlin
Director of Global Public Policy and Government Affairs, Google

James Zogby
Founder and President, Arab American Institute