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The Case for Slowing Down the Information Society
By Yvonne Oh, IPDGC Program Coordinator IPDGC Visiting Fellow Udane Goikoetxea-Bilbao presented her research into the influence of the Internet on journalism; the impact of immediate information, in particular, social media. Her research takes looks into not just what we read, but how we read. And considers that while readers can be digitally literate, they must be…
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Career talk: Opportunities at the State Department
By Yvonne Oh, IPDGC Program Coordinator Senior Foreign Service Officers Christopher Teal and Sean O’Neill share information about the opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students looking to have careers in Civil or Foreign Service as officers or specialists. Teal, who is also the Public Diplomacy Fellow with IPDGC, and O’Neill are both on detail to…
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Recognizing a forgotten hero in US diplomatic history
IPDGC screens documentary on Ambassador Ebenezer D. Bassett By Yvonne Oh, IPDGC Program Coordinator The film, A Diplomat of Consequence, tells the story of a groundbreaking diplomat and pioneer on international human rights and examines the legacy of racial diversity today, 150 years after his appointment. This documentary was written, directed and produced by Christopher Teal. He…
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The Global Pandemic and its effect on the Press Freedoms in Southeast Asia
Virtual webinar with regional experts By Yvonne Oh, IPDGC Program Coordinator IPDGC will host a virtual webinar on the Global Pandemic and Press Freedom in Southeast Asia on Tuesday, February 23 from 5:30pm-6:30pm. As the regional governments struggle to contain the spread of COVID-19 and its variants, some of the more authoritarian regimes are imposing…