{"id":1359,"date":"2011-07-20T06:27:55","date_gmt":"2011-07-20T11:27:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=1359"},"modified":"2011-07-20T10:06:42","modified_gmt":"2011-07-20T15:06:42","slug":"public-diplomacy-magazine-features-array-of-articles-on-the-state-of-international-broadcasting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/public-diplomacy-magazine-features-array-of-articles-on-the-state-of-international-broadcasting\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Diplomacy Magazine features array of articles on the state of international broadcasting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1363\" title=\"PD-Mag-logo\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/PD-Mag-logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"102\" height=\"120\" \/>It is a rare\u00a0occurrence\u00a0when so much attention is given to the topic of international broadcasting. Financial hardship combined with a rapidly changing media\u00a0landscape set a stage where\u00a0broadcasters are being forced to a precipice of change. How well they quickly evaluate restructuring their message and the medium they use to deliver it could very well determine the future of broadcasting on the shortwaves.<\/p>\n<p>This issue of Public Diplomacy Magazine covers the scope.<\/p>\n<p>(From:\u00a0<a title=\"RNW Media Network\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.rnw.nl\/medianetwork\/new-issue-of-pd-magazine-devoted-to-international-broadcasting\" target=\"_blank\">RNW Media Network<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/publicdiplomacymagazine.com\/\">PD Magazine, Summer 2011<\/a>\u00a0of the University of Southern California Center on Public Diplomacy, is devoted to international broadcasting. Its contents include:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Alan Heil,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/publicdiplomacymagazine.com\/voa-and-the-bbc-at-a-crossroads-as-a-user-says%E2%80%9Cgrab-a-board-and-catch-a-wave-%E2%80%93-it%E2%80%99s-your-freedom-in-the-end\/\">\u201cVOA and BBC at a Crossroads\u201d<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Shawn Powers,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/publicdiplomacymagazine.com\/r-i-p-broadcasting\/\">\u201cR.I.P., Broadcasting\u201d<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Philip Seib,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/publicdiplomacymagazine.com\/al-jazeera-english-in-focus\/\">\u201cAl Jazeera English in Focus\u201d<\/a> <\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Oliver Zollner,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/publicdiplomacymagazine.com\/international-broadcasting-in-the-social-network-era-new-allegiances-in-deterritorialized-space-call-for-new-public-diplomacy\/\">\u201cInternational Broadcasting in the Social Network Era\u201d<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Interviews with former members of the Broadcasting Board of Governors\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/publicdiplomacymagazine.com\/james-glassman\/\">James Glassman<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/publicdiplomacymagazine.com\/ted-kaufman-former-governor\/\">Ted Kaufman<\/a>\u00a0and current members\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/publicdiplomacymagazine.com\/michael-meehan-current-governor\/\">Michael Meehan<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/publicdiplomacymagazine.com\/s-enders-wimbush\/\">S. Enders Wimbush<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Philip Wang,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/publicdiplomacymagazine.com\/transformation-of-radio-taiwan-international\/\">\u201cTransformation of Radio Taiwan International\u201d<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Alex Oliver and Annmaree O\u2019Keefe,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/publicdiplomacymagazine.com\/struggling-to-be-heard-australia%E2%80%99s-international-broadcasters-fight-for-a-voice-in-the-region\/\">\u201cStruggling to be Heard: Australia\u2019s International Broadcasters Fight for a Voice in the Region\u201d<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Kim Andrew Elliott,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/publicdiplomacymagazine.com\/in-international-broadcasting-even-the-static-must-be-credible\/\">\u201cIn International Broadcasting, Even the Static Must be Credible\u201d<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Also available is the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/uscpublicdiplomacy.org\/media\/PD%20Magazine%20Summer%202011.pdf\">pdf version<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Thanks to <a title=\"RNW\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.rnw.nl\/medianetwork\/new-issue-of-pd-magazine-devoted-to-international-broadcasting\" target=\"_blank\">RNW Media Network<\/a>, Kim Andrew Elliot and Richard Cuff for the tip.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is a rare\u00a0occurrence\u00a0when so much attention is given to the topic of international broadcasting. Financial hardship combined with a rapidly changing media\u00a0landscape set a stage where\u00a0broadcasters are being forced to a precipice of change. How well they quickly evaluate restructuring their message and the medium they use to deliver it could very well determine [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[8,56,81],"tags":[104,327,475,10,182],"class_list":["post-1359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles","category-broadcasters","category-current-events","tag-bbc","tag-bbc-world-service","tag-public-diplomacy-magazine","tag-voa","tag-voice-of-america"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-lV","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":23008,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/farewell-firewall-kim-elliotts-take-on-what-the-ndaa-means-for-us-international-broadcasting\/","url_meta":{"origin":1359,"position":0},"title":"Farewell, Firewall: Kim Elliott&#8217;s take on what the NDAA means for US international broadcasting","author":"Thomas","date":"December 23, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: USC Center on Public Diplomacy) Farewell, Firewall Deep in the massive FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act is a provision to eliminate, in its present form, the U.S. Broadcasting Board of Governors. 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