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https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.history.state.gov/frus/frus1977-80v30/pdf/frus1977-80v30.pdf

Documents the public diplomacy efforts of the Carter administration.   A main emphasis is the major role that the U.S. Information Agency (later to be known as the U.S. International Communication Agency) played in the formulation and implementation of public diplomacy.  From the Office of the Historian of the State Department

(foreign affairs     history     propaganda)

http://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1917-72PubDip

First of a series of retrospective FRUS volumes covering the topic of public diplomacy.  This one covers efforts to support U.S. war efforts and, especially, the work of the Committee on Public Information to educate a foreign public about U.S. war aims.  From the State Department

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R43521.pdf

Reviews legislation that created the current U.S. international broadcasting structure in the 1990s, current legislation aimed at further reform, and current issues facing the Broadcasting Board of Governors.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/secrecy/R42754.pdf

Discusses proposals to lift the ban on domestic distribution of public diplomacy information intended for foreign audiences while retaining the prohibition on use of public diplomacy funds to influence U.S. public opinion.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

https://stations.fcc.gov/

New public database which allows the public to examine the public inspection files of TV broadcast stations in top media markets.  The files include information about political ads sold or time given away by each station.  From the Federal Communications Commission

http://www.newyorkfed.org/research/staff_reports/sr558.pdf

This paper investigates how attitudes toward the United States are affected by the provision of information.  Urban Pakistani youth were provided with statements describing the U.S. in a positive or negative light.  Finds that anti-American attitudes were high at the outset but information had a meaningful effect on U.S. favorability.  From the Federal Reserve Bank of New York

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41681.pdf

The federal government spent about $750 million on advertising functions in 2011, the lowest figure since 2003.  This report explains how the estimates are obtained and what restrictions apply to government advertising.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/empowering_local_partners.pdf

Outlines federal government strategy for assisting local authorities in grassroots efforts to counteract propaganda and prevent violent extremism.   From the White House