Monthly Archives: January 2012

The Rapporteur’s Burden: The Battle Over Free Speech at the OAS

Posted on 01/29/2012 by rickrockwell2011

by Rick Rockwell Ecuador and Venezuela have made their point.  However, it remains to be seen if they have won the battle. What’s at issue here is more than just a diplomatic row at the Organization of American States (OAS).  … Continue reading →

Posted in "The New York Times", Committee to Protect Journalists, Diplomacy, Ecuador, Free Speech, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Latin America, Organization of American States, Self-Censorship, Venezuela | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Cross-Cultural Miscommunication: Jay Leno’s Joke & the Golden Temple

Posted on 01/28/2012 by gl5384a

by Gabby LaVerghetta To make a generalization, Americans are pretty laid back when it comes to comedy. There are some lines that comedians know better than to cross, especially when it comes to race, but for the most part anything … Continue reading →

Posted in Comedy, Cross-Cultural Communications, Entertainment, Globalization, India, NBC, Public Diplomacy, Sikhs, State Department, Television, U.K. Parliament, United States | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Global Sharing Culture: Are SOPA & PIPA Really Over?

Posted on 01/26/2012 by gseger

by Ginnie Seger I remember sitting on the scratchy carpet, staring at the radio, waiting.  What was I waiting for? The perfect song to complete my mixed tape. In order to record a song, I would wait patiently through advertisements, … Continue reading →

Posted in Audio Home Recording Act, Copyright, European Union, Google, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Intellectual Property, Internet, Laws, Motion Picture Association of America, Piracy, Pirate Websites, Tumblr, Twitter, United States, Wikipedia | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Film Review: The Iron Lady

Posted on 01/25/2012 by Directed By Bex

by Becky Mezzanotte After seeing Meryl Streep win the Golden Globe for her performance as Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady, I knew it was a movie that I should see. So, on a cold Saturday night, my friend Jackie … Continue reading →

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Education: Sparking Research in International Media

Posted on 01/24/2012 by declanfahy

by Declan Fahy A strength of international media as an interdisciplinary field of study is the way it can bridge seamlessly academic research and professional practice. The Capstone Seminar in International Media at American University, which had its first class … Continue reading →

Posted in "Financial Times", Arab Spring, Cultural Hegemony, Education, India, Journalism, Media, Newspapers | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments