"Media as Global Diplomat" Summit

Just saw information about this conference being held at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., tomorrow and thought I should share with the IB class.

Media as Global Diplomat
Moderated by Ted Koppel
Tuesday February 3, 2008
8:30 am - 3:30 pm

An event on Tuesday morning in Washington D.C. (Tuesday evening Asia time) called Media as Global Diplomat, organized by the U.S. Institute of Peace and ITVS, will explore “how the United States can best use media to reinvigorate its public diplomacy strategy and international influence in order to strengthen efforts to build a more peaceful world.

Panels include:
Public Diplomacy 2.0: Rethinking Official Media
The Global Media Marketplace
Independent Documentary and Participatory Media

Official website with agenda: http://mediaasglobaldiplomat.eventbrite.com/

Ivan Sigal of the US Institute of Peace describes more about the event and gives information about how to participate via live webcast and chat, here.

"We are in a disruptive period in media, the result of an explosion in digital distribution, social networking, and user generated content. And with disruption comes opportunity. This summit, moderated by Ted Koppel and entitled Media as Global Diplomat, is a forum to ask key public and private sector leaders how the United States can best use media to reinvigorate its public diplomacy strategy and international influence in order to strengthen efforts to build a more peaceful world."