How good policy, not propaganda, can build reputation

This article was first published on May 17, 2019 on Apolitical under a different title; Beyond place branding: Make your city known for policy, not propaganda. Photo credit: Death to the stock photo/ALLIE LEHMAN, thanks to Apolitical

Many of us feel uneasy with the lack of recognition that our community, city, region or country receives internationally and with the stereotypes and outdated clichés by which “outsiders” define us.

This has probably been the case for as long as man has existed,...