Public Diplomacy

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por SABINE ACHOUR

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por BRENDA LUZ PUMA MAMANI

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por Lydia Bégin

Public Diplomacy

Goodwill Hunting

Argument: A mutually beneficial relationship was forged between the government and Hollywood to create a specific American image both at home and abroad.

Brutality at Home

Argument:America's actions within set a bad image for America abroad. .

Hearts and Minds

Argument: America has squandered its ability in the art of winning hearts and minds around the world.

Shouting Across the Divide

This story was so familiar to me. I had the privilege of speaking with a Muslim women in St. Louis and she told me stories of her family and their struggle before and after 9/11. They experienced the same sort of discrimination as the family in the story.

Perception of your own country and it's perception of you.

Muslim Immigrants

Argument: More stories from foreign born Muslims that break misconceptions that are held in many Muslim countries can be as useful (maybe more) than what they see from media sources.

Al-Jazeera

Argument:Despite America's media preception that Al-Jezeera is anti-American, it is also aiding in a revolution in Arabic political culture. It is in this new culture that America should utilize Al-Jezeera as an instrument to communicate with the Middle Eastern communities.

Picture of America

Argument: By defunding public diplomacy programs in the 1990s, it did not stop it, but merely privatized it.

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