USC Center on Public Diplomacy - PD News (August 18)

August 18, 2017 - via email Google and ProPublica Team Up to Build a National Hate Crime Database TECH CRUNCH In partnership with ProPublica, Google News Lab is launching a new tool to track hate crimes across America. Powered by machine learning, the Documenting Hate News Index will track reported hate crimes across all 50 states, collecting data from February 2017 onward. Read More... Getting Hate Speech Off Music-Streaming Services THE ATLANTIC In a week of renewed national attention to organized white supremacy, the music-streaming platform Spotify has removed a number of bands alleged to be associated with neo-Nazism. Read More... Fun, Food, Diplomacy Mingle on J-Day CAPE MAY COUNTY HERALD J-Day is an annual nationwide celebration for international students who work and study in America on J-1 visas. [...] Cape May County is home to about 3,000 international students this summer. Read More... Practical Advice from the USC Center on Public Diplomacy CPD BLOG At the USC Center on Public Diplomacy (CPD) we research and analyze the ways organizations use social media and digital tools. In our efforts and collaborations, we’ve identified some top tactics that can benefit any organization. [...] How can you sustain your expanded network and leverage social media to maximum benefit in building a stronger and more engaged community? Read More... Australia’s Foreign Minister Keen on Fashion Diplomacy with India HINDUSTAN TIMES Australian high commissioner to India Harinder Sidhu feels that when two nations are forging a relationship they usually talk about political, diplomatic or economical tie-ups but what matters most is the link between people. Sidhu says Australian foreign minister Julie Bishop emphasizes on creating bonds through “fashion diplomacy” and India is one of the countries that tops the chart. Read More... Pakistan, Iran to Revive Film, Broadcasting Industry THE NEWS Marriyum Aurangzeb said that Pakistan was keen to encourage cultural exchanges and people-to-people contacts to enhance and deepen the religious and cultural bonds which already existed between the two neighboring countries. She said that Pakistan would welcome any initiative by the Iranian government for further expansion in the cultural ties and shall take every possible step to introduce each other's culture to the people of both the countries. Read More... China, Russia Youth to Exchange Ideas on Internet Media CHINA DAILY During their visit to Rostov-on-Don, students from China will communicate with their Russian peers on internet media technologies and together they will produce a video clip on the city landscape, which will be broadcast at the opening ceremony of the 2017 China-Russia Media Forum, following the China-Russia Youth Innovation Union. Read More...