If you’re new to www.MountainRunner.us via Al Kamen’s In the Loop, welcome and browse a while. By the way, Kamen was referring to this post Fresh Start for the Broadcasting Board of Governors when he cited me and this blog. As noted in the post, Michael Meehan, like some other BBG nominees, was previously nominated to the Board by President George W. Bush. The potential (and informal) link between the BBG and State Department’s public diplomacy office may ultimately benefit State’s public diplomacy bureaucracy and mission.
See also:
- Hitting Bottom at Foggy Bottom, an article of mine at ForeignPolicy.com
- Smith-Mundt Act: Facts, Myths and Recommendations a short 3-pager dispelling the misinformation around the foundational legislation for America’s global engagement
- Preparing to Lose the Information War? on the recent DOD “IO” budget issues & the need to fund, resource, and prioritize State’s public diplomacy capabilities
- Risk Communication in a Constrained Information Environment, my presentation at Heritage on communicating in the modern global information environment for global and local events
