Transitioning from traditional diplomacy to digital diplomacy on July 25, 2014“The qualities of a diplomat are sleepless tact, unmovable calmness and a patience that no folly, no provocation, no blunders may shake” — Benjamin Franklin. The digital age has not only changed the socio-political landscape, it has changed the way the diplomatic world conducts its business. Living in the digital age, now everyone can talk […]
Social media a war of opinions on July 15, 2014“There are laws to protect the freedom of the press’s speech, but none that are worth anything to protect the people from the press” — Mark Twain. In the context of today’s online media, the above 18th century author would be bewildered to find out that everyone now holds the power of information by just […]
Journalism after 10 years? on December 27, 2013“Don’t think journalism is going away. Delivery systems may change from paper to computers, and reporters may be renamed ‘content providers’” — Samuel G Freedman, Letters to a Young Journalist. In my contemporary journalism class at the University of Iowa, I debated with my professors over the content of social media versus real newsroom journalism. […]