Relational, Networked and Collaborative Approaches to Public Diplomacy: The Connective Mindshift
Over the past decade, scholars, practitioners, and leading diplomats have forcefully argued for the need to move beyond one-way, mass-media-driven campaigns and develop more relational strategies. In the coming years, as the range of public diplomacy actors grows, the issues become more complexly intertwined, and the use of social media proliferates, the focus on relations will intensify along with the demands for more sophisticated strategies. These changes in the international arena call for a connective mindshift: a shift from information control and dominance to skilled relationship management.
Over the past decade, scholars, practitioners, and leading diplomats have forcefully argued for the need to move beyond one-way, mass-media-driven campaigns and develop more relational strategies. In the coming years, as the range of public diplomacy actors grows, the issues become more complexly intertwined, and the use of social media proliferates, the focus on relations will intensify along with the demands for more sophisticated strategies. These changes in the international arena call for a connective mindshift: a shift from information control and dominance to skilled relationship management.
Grave Injustice: Unearthing Wrongful Executions
In Grave Injustice, Stack seeks to advance the anti–death penalty argument by examining the cases of individuals who, like Troy Davis, have been executed but are likely innocent. By telling the stories of Jesse Tafero, Ruben Cantu, Carlos DeLuna, Cameron Todd Willingham, Larry Griffin, and others, Stack puts a human face on the ultimate and irrevocable tragedy of capital punishment.
In Grave Injustice, Stack seeks to advance the anti–death penalty argument by examining the cases of individuals who, like Troy Davis, have been executed but are likely innocent. By telling the stories of Jesse Tafero, Ruben Cantu, Carlos DeLuna, Cameron Todd Willingham, Larry Griffin, and others, Stack puts a human face on the ultimate and irrevocable tragedy of capital punishment.
Documentary Film: A Very Short Introduction
Getting It Wrong
Getting It Wrong debunks 10 prominent media-driven myths, among them several of the most cherished stories American journalism tells about itself. Media-driven myths are stories about and/or by the news media that are widely believed and often retold, but which, under scrutiniy, prove to be apocryphal or wildly exaggerated. These include the notion that the news media brought down Richard Nixon's corrupt presidency, ended Sen. Joseph McCarthy's anti-communist witchhunt, and fomented the Spanish-American War.
Getting It Wrong debunks 10 prominent media-driven myths, among them several of the most cherished stories American journalism tells about itself. Media-driven myths are stories about and/or by the news media that are widely believed and often retold, but which, under scrutiniy, prove to be apocryphal or wildly exaggerated. These include the notion that the news media brought down Richard Nixon's corrupt presidency, ended Sen. Joseph McCarthy's anti-communist witchhunt, and fomented the Spanish-American War.
The Movies That Changed Us: Reflections on the Screen
Opening Standards: The Global Politics of Interoperability
Experts from industry, academia, and public policy consider both economic and political implications of open standards. The book examines the effect of open standards on innovation, on the relationship between interoperability and public policy (and if government has a responsibility to promote open standards), and on intellectual property rights in standardization--an issue at the heart of current global controversies. Finally, Opening Standards recommends a framework for defining openness in twenty-first-century information infrastructures.
Experts from industry, academia, and public policy consider both economic and political implications of open standards. The book examines the effect of open standards on innovation, on the relationship between interoperability and public policy (and if government has a responsibility to promote open standards), and on intellectual property rights in standardization--an issue at the heart of current global controversies. Finally, Opening Standards recommends a framework for defining openness in twenty-first-century information infrastructures.
Protocol Politics
Protocol Politics examines what's at stake politically, economically, and technically in the selection and adoption of a new Internet protocol. DeNardis's key insight is that protocols are political. IPv6 intersects with provocative topics including Internet civil liberties, U.S. military objectives, globalization, institutional power struggles, and the promise of global democratic.
Protocol Politics examines what's at stake politically, economically, and technically in the selection and adoption of a new Internet protocol. DeNardis's key insight is that protocols are political. IPv6 intersects with provocative topics including Internet civil liberties, U.S. military objectives, globalization, institutional power struggles, and the promise of global democratic.
The Global War for Internet Governance
The Internet has transformed the manner in which information is exchanged and business is conducted, arguably more than any other communication development in the past century. Despite its wide reach and powerful global influence, it is a medium uncontrolled by any one centralized system, organization, or governing body, a reality that has given rise to all manner of free-speech issues and cybersecurity concerns.
The Internet has transformed the manner in which information is exchanged and business is conducted, arguably more than any other communication development in the past century. Despite its wide reach and powerful global influence, it is a medium uncontrolled by any one centralized system, organization, or governing body, a reality that has given rise to all manner of free-speech issues and cybersecurity concerns.
Public Relations Cases
AU Professor Emeritus Jerry Hendrix, Professor Pallavi Kumar, and Assistant Professor Darrell Hayes teamed up to revise a classic source for case study courses with almost all new material, primarily from the Public Relations Society of America's award-winning cases. Using the ROPE process model (research, objectives, programming, and evaluation) developed by Hendrix, the authors keep students focused on the strategic elements of exemplary communications campaigns.
AU Professor Emeritus Jerry Hendrix, Professor Pallavi Kumar, and Assistant Professor Darrell Hayes teamed up to revise a classic source for case study courses with almost all new material, primarily from the Public Relations Society of America's award-winning cases. Using the ROPE process model (research, objectives, programming, and evaluation) developed by Hendrix, the authors keep students focused on the strategic elements of exemplary communications campaigns.
Political Speechwriter's Companion
Many guides on public speaking focus on how to convey knowledge or understanding. While it is useful to master such informative speech, other goals and strategies are essential for a politician. The political speaker is often called upon to communicate optimism, to rely on material written by others, to speak repeatedly, day in and day out.
Lehrman's Political Speechwriter's Companion offers both speakers and writers the "LAWS" of political speech and how to apply them. Lehrman's book provides annotated speeches, interviews with speechwriting luminaries, and Web links to notable speeches.
Many guides on public speaking focus on how to convey knowledge or understanding. While it is useful to master such informative speech, other goals and strategies are essential for a politician. The political speaker is often called upon to communicate optimism, to rely on material written by others, to speak repeatedly, day in and day out.
Lehrman's Political Speechwriter's Companion offers both speakers and writers the "LAWS" of political speech and how to apply them. Lehrman's book provides annotated speeches, interviews with speechwriting luminaries, and Web links to notable speeches.
The Buying of the President 2004
Charles Lewis co-authored the New York Times best seller The Buying of the President 2004 (HarperCollins, 2004), an investigative analysis of campaign contributions and how they affect candidates. The book, researched by many SOC journalism students, was written with The Center for Public Integrity, a non-profit, non-partisan investigative reporting organization that Lewis founded.
Charles Lewis co-authored the New York Times best seller The Buying of the President 2004 (HarperCollins, 2004), an investigative analysis of campaign contributions and how they affect candidates. The book, researched by many SOC journalism students, was written with The Center for Public Integrity, a non-profit, non-partisan investigative reporting organization that Lewis founded.
Generation Digital: Politics, Commerce, and Childhood in the Age of the Internet
In Montgomery's latest book, Generation Digital: Politics, Commerce, and Childhood in the Age of the Internet (The MIT Press, 2007), she examines the impact of the new media landscape on children's social and political development and the policy battles that have been waged by parents, politicians and advocacy groups on their behalf.
In Montgomery's latest book, Generation Digital: Politics, Commerce, and Childhood in the Age of the Internet (The MIT Press, 2007), she examines the impact of the new media landscape on children's social and political development and the policy battles that have been waged by parents, politicians and advocacy groups on their behalf.
Shooting In The Wild
Chris Palmer
As cinematic technology brings ever-more-breathtaking images to the screen, and as our direct contact with nature diminishes, an ever-expanding audience craves the indirect experience that these films provide. But the success of wildlife and nature films has a dark side, as Chris Palmer reveals in his authoritative and engrossing report on the wildlife film business. A veteran producer and film educator, Palmer looks past the headlines about TV host Steve Irwin’s death by stingray and filmmaker Timothy Treadwell falling prey to his beloved grizzlies, to uncover a more pervasive and troubling trend toward sensationalism, extreme risk-taking, and even abuse in wildlife films.
As cinematic technology brings ever-more-breathtaking images to the screen, and as our direct contact with nature diminishes, an ever-expanding audience craves the indirect experience that these films provide. But the success of wildlife and nature films has a dark side, as Chris Palmer reveals in his authoritative and engrossing report on the wildlife film business. A veteran producer and film educator, Palmer looks past the headlines about TV host Steve Irwin’s death by stingray and filmmaker Timothy Treadwell falling prey to his beloved grizzlies, to uncover a more pervasive and troubling trend toward sensationalism, extreme risk-taking, and even abuse in wildlife films.
From "Perverts" to "Fab Five"
Journalism Ethics by Court Decree: The Supreme Court on the Proper Practice of Journalism
Battles to Bridges
Zaharna's Battles to Bridges offers timely insight and tackles the pressing need to expand the vision of strategic US public diplomacy. Within a rich theoretical framework, it explores the interplay of power politics, culture, identity, and communication and explains how the events of 9/11 and underlying communication and political dynamics have redefined what ‘strategic communication’ means today.
Zaharna's Battles to Bridges offers timely insight and tackles the pressing need to expand the vision of strategic US public diplomacy. Within a rich theoretical framework, it explores the interplay of power politics, culture, identity, and communication and explains how the events of 9/11 and underlying communication and political dynamics have redefined what ‘strategic communication’ means today.
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