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    (because) it weakens the image of journalism as an objective bystander," Kalb says, noting that many of the Pentagon's intended audiences live in a world where they expect the government to control their news. "We're the exception, and unfortunately, we begin to look more and more like the rest of the world when we do this sort of thing." (c) Copyright 2008 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Co. Full Article at RedOrbit
    We're the exception, and unfortunately, we begin to look more and more like the rest of the world when we do this sort of thing.
    SOURCE: RedOrbit 18 months ago
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Pentagon Starts Foreign News Sites
  1. It's important to ... engage these foreign audiences and inform
    SOURCE: RedOrbit 18 months ago
  2. This is deliberate deception, and it's bad ... (because) it weakens the image of journalism as an objective bystander
    SOURCE: RedOrbit 18 months ago
  3. Youngsters on the street are into the World Wide Web -- that's how they communicate, how they learn what's going on in the world, how they stay informed -- and they pick and choose what (news sources) they have on their desktop
    SOURCE: RedOrbit 18 months ago
  4. This is about trying to control the message, either by bypassing the media or putting your version of the message out before others (and) ... there's a heavy responsibility to let people know where you're coming from
    SOURCE: RedOrbit 18 months ago
  5. Is this propaganda? No ... It's intended to counter extremist propaganda ... with truth.
    SOURCE: RedOrbit 18 months ago
  6. erode the independence of Iraqi media
    SOURCE: RedOrbit 18 months ago
  7. Our adversaries use the Internet to great advantage, so we have the responsibility of countering (their messages) with accurate, truthful information, and these websites are a good vehicle.
    SOURCE: RedOrbit 18 months ago
  8. We have to be involved in that in order to communicate effectively.
    SOURCE: RedOrbit 18 months ago
  9. In some parts of the world, it's just important to have a reliable, steady source of news ... and being straightforward and truthful is the best way to have a long-term impact ... I think most (users) know these are Defense Department sites -- they really don't hide it at all -- and the audience is goin...
    SOURCE: RedOrbit 18 months ago

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