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Philip Seib is a professor emeritus of journalism and public diplomacy at the University of Southern California. He served as the director of USC’s Center for Public Diplomacy from 2009 to 2013 and was vice dean of USC Annenberg from 2015 to 2016. Seib is a leading authority on the relationship between news media and foreign policy, particularly focusing on the effects of news coverage during armed conflicts and terrorism. He has authored and edited numerous books on the subject, including 'Headline Diplomacy', 'The Al Jazeera Effect', and 'Future Diplomacy'. Seib served as the founding editor of a book series on international political communication and co-editor of a series on global public diplomacy, as well as founding co-editor of the journal 'Media, War & Conflict'. He holds a degree in politics from Princeton University and a law degree from Southern Methodist University. Seib has extensive professional experience in print and television journalism.
University of Southern California • Los Angeles, CA
Teaching and conducting research in journalism and public diplomacy.
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