Signifi cance of media in state’s strategic external communication – an outline Cover Image

Znaczenie mediów w strategicznej komunikacji zewnętrznej państwa – szkic teoretyczny
Signifi cance of media in state’s strategic external communication – an outline

Author(s): Agnieszka Szymańska
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Communication studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: strategic external communication; media diplomacy; nation branding; public diplomacy

Summary/Abstract: According to the Joseph S. Ney’s soft power concept, in the audiovisual era grows the significance of the non-material elements of a state’s power and the perception of the state in the international circles based on its image. Governments of numerous countries create specific promotional strategies within which different types of communication tools are applied, including the Public Relations tools with a special emphasis of the media relations and event marketing and also the Nation Branding and Public Diplomacy. The tasks of the government is then first of all to establish a relevant direction of proceedings and then to coordinate the activities of all of the entities which participate in the implementation of the country’s promotional strategy

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 2 (218)
  • Page Range: 273-292
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish