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As of last Friday, all US servicemen have been able to update social networks like Twitter and Facebook from non-classified military network computers.The announcement by the Department of Defense is the first time a single policy has been used across......more

Articles like this one with the headline 'Marines Ban Twitter, Facebook, MySpace" have been doing the rounds in the media. But it's important to read beyond the headline. Because if you just read headlines you end up with a really......more

Today, I've been multi-tasking: spending some time spying (with permission, I should add) on the BBC's news operation, keeping one eye on the tennis, and reading a very interesting paper on the media and the Russian invasion of Georgia.I can't......more

I'll soon be heading into London for a two-day conference where participants will be discussing strategic communications from various organisational perspectives - military, international, humanitarian, and media. On today's agenda we have:- A key note from Nik Gowing on the 'new......more

The same deal as yesterday but today instead: Al Jazeera EnglishJournalist uses Twitter to get commentary on Iran. BBCChanging the website to green was NOT a gesture of support to the protesters.Director of Global News says UGC offers authenticity to BBC coverage.Have......more

This is a list of links I've been collecting on media coverage of the Iran election protests. It's far from complete but it's a start at least and hopefully it helps identify some of the main themes that are emerging. To......more

I've been thinking for a while about how the Israeli Defence Force used social media during the conflict in Gaza and I'm not at all convinced the campaign was successful. Yes, the IDF was right to engage with the Internet......more

War 2.0 Adrian Monck assesses Israel's online propaganda operation. He notes: "Back in January 2008, 26 IDF 'combat cameramen' held a fortnight long exercise with US military camera teams, and were "drilled in the use of wireless image transmission......more

A report by the US Army says Twitter, the popular microblogging tool, is a weapon that could be used by Al Qaeda to help them carry out attacks. The full report put together by the 304th Military Infantry Battalion can......more

Last week, I was speaking on a panel at a departmental conference about new media and war. It was great to meet Tim Stevens, one of my co-panellists, who gave a fascinating talk on violence and warfare in 'virtual'......more