Archive for Government Media
Social Media Strategy & Results: USCG District 13 Auxiliary
For the past two years I’ve had the pleasure of working with the Coast Guard on several media components and communities for the District 13 Auxiliary, the Citizen’s Action Network & Sector Seattle’s Marina Outreach program. This fantastic opportunity presented itself at the end of my junior year in college and became a core part [...]
Read moreDoes Our Media Support Deception? (VNR’s)
One example I find particularly disappointing is the way the media continues to support deception on the part of our government. In this case, the gov. primes the media outlets by offering so called “video news releases” (VNRs) which are nothing more that gov. produced propaganda. News stations often pick these up as cheap (free) [...]
Read moreResponse: Human Terrain System & War in Iraq
In response to: CultureTube Segment 1: Human Terrain System & War in Iraq From a communications standpoint, sending enlisted anthropologists makes perfect sense. Not only are you gathering intelligence about the culture in which you’re fighting, you’re also able to have full-control over what is released to U.S. news agencies. Many of these news agency’s [...]
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