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How a Tweet Made Enemies of Saudi Arabia and Canada: Applying the Hofstede Theory to Geopolitics 0
- " Just Oppinion ", Digital Diplomacy, Diplo Learning Corner, Public diplomacy
- 11th September 2018
Over the past few weeks, a single tweet by Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland has spiraled into a massive diplomatic clash between Canada and Saudi Arabia. In the Aug. 2 tweet, Freeland calls for the release of two jailed Saudi activists, Raif and Samar Badawi. Canadian officials over the years have often expressed public
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Soft power against hard power 0
- " Just Oppinion ", "Classic " Diplomacy, Public diplomacy
- 6th September 2018
Turkey is responding to manipulation attacks by the U.S. with more efficient public relations, sophisticated diplomacy and focused lobbying efforts The more cornered U.S. President Donald Trump becomes in local politics, the more aggressive he becomes to the outside world. We see this most clearly in his discourse about Turkey. President Trump says that he
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Digital tools: An opportunity for Africa’s informal sector 0
- " Just Oppinion ", Digital Diplomacy, Public diplomacy
- 3rd September 2018
Digital technologies are not just for developed economies. They can also be useful in the informal economy, especially in Africa. All too often, the debate over digital technologies focuses on developed countries and workers in the formal sector. However, the very same technologies can also boost informal business, especially in cities of West Africa. A
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NewsGuard Wants to Fight Fake News With Humans, Not Algorithms 0
- " Just Oppinion ", Diplo Learning Corner, Technology
- 29th August 2018
Say you’re scrolling through Facebook, see an article that seems a little hinky, and flag it. If Facebook’s algorithm has decided you’re trustworthy, the report then might go to the social network’s third-party fact checkers. If they mark the story as false, Facebook will make sure fewer people see it in the News Feed. For
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Facebook is rating the trustworthiness of its users on a scale from zero to 1 0
- " Just Oppinion ", Digital Diplomacy, Diplo Learning Corner, Technology
- 27th August 2018
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook has begun to assign its users a reputation score, predicting their trustworthiness on a scale from zero to 1. The previously unreported ratings system, which Facebook has developed over the past year, shows that the fight against the gaming of tech systems has evolved to include measuring the credibility of users
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Five ways to spot fake news 0
- " Just Oppinion ", Digital Diplomacy, Diplo Learning Corner
- 21st August 2018
The News Literacy Project teaches children how to evaluate the credibility of information they get online. Here are five tips on how to spot fake news from Damaso Reyes, one of the project’s directors who’s taught dozens of new literacy classes. Please follow and like us:
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