Apps4Africa: A new State Department public diplomacy initiative

Public Relations Review

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 328-335

  Milam, Lacey ^a   Avery, Elizabeth Johnson ^b  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF STATE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Digital diplomacy; International public relations; Public diplomacy; Social media

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858150734     PISSN: 03638111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pubrev.2011.12.013     Document Type: Article

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