The USC Center on Public Diplomacy is proud to present FYI - Film Your Issue, an unprecedented "issue film" competition inviting young Americans to add their voice to the public dialogue on contemporary issues via 30-to-60 second films.

CPD Research Associate Reza Aslan discussed the printing of the controversial cartoon images of the Muslim Prophet Mohammad in the European press on February 3 on NPR's All Things Considered.

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The United States is not drawing the right lessons from Hamas' victory in the Palestinian elections. President Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice admitted that they underestimated Hamas' strength and made it clear that they had hoped for a different outcome. But that's not the critical issue. Read Gilboa's article in the Los Angeles Times entitled... >

The Edward R. Murrow Journalism Fellows Program — a partnership among the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the Aspen Institute, and six American universities — will invite 100 international media professionals to spend time at leading journalism schools in the United States, honing their skills, sharing ideas, and gaining first-hand understanding of American society and democratic institutions. The goal is to not only inform the fellows about the United States, but also to promote journalistic freedom and excellence around the world.

The USC Center on Public Diplomacy is pleased to welcome two new senior fellows. Professors Benjamin Barber and Ernest Wilson will begin work with the Center in Fall 2005 and Spring 2006, respectively.

Geoffrey Cowan, university professor and holder of the Annenberg Family Chair in Communication Leadership, discusses the growth of the USC Center on Public Diplomacy in an interview printed in the October 26, 2005 New York Sun.

Brill Academic Publishers, Netherlands, launches the publication of the Hague Journal of Diplomacy. The Journal, described as "the premier journal for the study of diplomacy and its role in international relations," is an effort of Jan Melissen of the Netherlands Institute of International Relations 'Clingendael,' and Paul Sharp of the University of Minnesota, Duluth.

CPD Board Member Joe Nye writes in the Boston Globe about challenges Karen Hughes will face as Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy.