military

Military Taps Social Networking Skills

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:04:20 -0400

Full article: New York Times
Christopher Drew
As a teenager, Jamie Christopher would tap instant messages to make plans with friends, and later she became a Facebook regular. Now a first lieutenant and an intelligence officer, she is using her social networking skills to hunt insurgents and save American lives in Afghanistan.

Pentagon Keeps Wary Watch as Troops Blog

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 08:18:03 -0400

Full article: New York Times
James Dao
The many thousands of troops who use blogs, Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites to communicate with the outside world are not always in tune with the Pentagon's official voice. Policing their daily flood of posts, videos and photographs is virtually impossible -- but that has not stopped some in the military from trying.

Military Prepares Profiles on Reporters Visiting War Zones

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:18:04 -0400

Full article: Washington Post
Ann Scott Tyson
The U.S. military in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere regularly assesses the content and tone of the work of individual reporters to prepare for trips and interviews by those reporters, according to defense and military officials. But the officials denied that the analysis has been used to exclude journalists from embedding with troops.

Journalists' Recent Work Examined Before Embeds

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:21:42 -0400

Full article: Stars and Stripes
Charlie Reed
As more journalists seek permission to accompany U.S. forces engaged in escalating military operations in Afghanistan, many of them could be screened by a controversial Washington-based public relations firm contracted by the Pentagon to determine whether their past coverage has portrayed the U.S. military in a positive light.

Marines Ban Twitter, MySpace, Facebook

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:30:38 -0400

Full article: Wired
Noah Shachtman
The Marine Corps has banned Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and other social media sites from its networks, effective immediately. "These Internet sites in general are a proven haven for malicious actors and content and are particularly high risk due to information exposure, user generated content and targeting by adversaries," reads a Marine Corps order.

Military Turns to Twitter for Afghan Hard News

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:32:44 -0400

Full article: Reuters
U.S. commanders launched their "social networking strategy" for Afghanistan, using Twitter to release information about some of their operations. The decision to use Twitter was meant to "engage non-traditional audiences directly with news, videos, pictures and other information from Operation Enduring Freedom."

Beware Cozy Deals Between Politicians and Their Pundits

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 12 May 2008 12:53:22 -0400

Full article: The Guardian
Jackie Ashley

Burma's Firewall Fighters

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 12 May 2008 12:09:28 -0400

Full article: Committee to Protect Journalists

Society of Professional Journalists Says Media Must Hold Their Military Analysts to Journalistic Standards

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 12 May 2008 11:58:21 -0400

Full article: Editor & Publisher

More Revelations About Pentagon's Media Propaganda Campaign -- Using Military 'Pundits'-- Emerge

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 12 May 2008 11:25:25 -0400

Full article: Editor & Publisher
Greg Mitchell