Ira Wagman, an associate professor in the School of Journalism and Communication, will be the Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in Public Diplomacy at the Center for Public Diplomacy at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication. The position will support Wagman’s research on the use of media within the United Nations system in the early decades after the Second World War, with a particular emphasis on UNESCO and UNICEF. Wagman recently published in the Journal of European Television History and Culture (VIEW) on his research on UNESCO and the post-war history of European television, to read Wagman’s journal article click here.
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