The fourth East Asian Colloquium of the spring semester is
coming next Friday, the 14th of the February. We look forward to seeing you!
PRESENTER: Emily Metzgar (School of Journalism, IU
Bloomington) & Xinyu Lu (MA Student, School Of Journalism, IU Bloomington)
TOPIC: Finessing the Pivot: U.S. Public Diplomacy in
Northeast Asia
DATE: Friday, February 14
TIME: 12:00p.m. -1:15p.m.
LOCATION: Student Building 150
This study considers U.S. public diplomacy efforts in Northeast
Asia in the context of the country’s foreign policy “pivot” toward the region.
Focused specifically on American efforts to communicate online with publics in
China, Japan and South Korea, this research examines embassy websites and
social media feeds in order to characterize the most visible aspects of
American PD 2.0 in the region. Findings indicate that despite the interactive
potential of these online tools, the U.S. approach to public diplomacy in the
online context remains overwhelmingly unilateral, with one-way messaging the
norm and instances of engagement with the target publics exceedingly rare.
Emily Metzgar joined the faculty at Indiana
University’s School of Journalism in 2008. Her research focuses on public
diplomacy, international communication, and the role of media in society. She
earned a PhD in media and public affairs from Louisiana State University’s
Manship School of Mass Communication. Previously she served as an American
diplomat at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing. She has also worked at the National
Defense University and the United States Institute of Peace and is an alumnus
of the Japan Exchange & Teaching (JET) Program. Emily has extensive writing
and editing experience and in addition to academic and professional publications,
she served as a columnist for the Shreveport Times (LA) while completing her
doctoral work. She has a bachelor’s degree in political science and French from
the University of Michigan and a master’s degree in international politics with
an emphasis on East Asia from the Elliott School of International Affairs at
The George Washington University.
Persons with disabilities interested in attending our events
who may require assistance, please contact us in advance at (812) 855-3765.
East Asian Studies Center
Indiana University
1021 East Third Street
Memorial Hall West 207
Bloomington, IN 47405
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