tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-542457057283640346.post5446001206394075698..comments2023-06-26T03:00:33.420-07:00Comments on View From The Bridge: Fort Hood, Social Media and the Scary Speed of Today's Crisis CommsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02884206525444434349noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-542457057283640346.post-76069866150956721902009-11-15T22:25:13.218-07:002009-11-15T22:25:13.218-07:00Shawna-
Thanks for your insightful comment. And th...Shawna-<br />Thanks for your insightful comment. And thanks for reading. I agree that Ms. Moore has a lot to learn about being a journalist. She may have reported a fact about the precise location of the soldier's wound, but my guess is that she wasn't close enough to make that call with the precision she did. So her impression gets "reported" as a fact. <br /><br />How does she know it was "in the balls" compared with a wound to the lower abdomen or the upper thigh? From a distance those could appear the same. <br /><br />I would love to interview Ms. Moore and get her take on things. <br /><br />I am going to give this some space and then do a follow-up post. Hopefully I will be able to answer some of your questions. <br /><br />I agree with your observation that Social Media has to be used just like mainstream media. <br /><br />On a personal note, I've done a number of operations and exercises with Canadian military PAOs and they are always top notch pros. <br /><br />Thanks again for reading.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02884206525444434349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-542457057283640346.post-47470376311669551882009-11-15T21:33:06.392-07:002009-11-15T21:33:06.392-07:00This was an interesting read. I agree that there ...This was an interesting read. I agree that there is clearly a role for social media such a Twitter in a crisis. Many school campuses are registering students and gripping these new media tools to be in a position to connect with their audience in case of such tragedies.<br /><br />But, the other side of social media and the intro of the citizen journalist that plagues the military is our very serious concerns with operational security.<br /><br />How do you think that family of that fallen soldier felt seeing that photo on the Internet? To know that the details of his injury were made public? His rights were violated and his privacy invaded. The US Army much like the Canadian Forces (where I am an Army Major as it happens) have policies in place to protect our soldiers and their families. To ensure they understand what they can and cannot post to social media networks. We in Canada also teach our soldiers to 'stay in their lane' be open and transparent with media but don't talk about things you don't know about. She clearly violated that as well.<br /><br />Tearah Moore should be charged for not adhering to these policies. <br /><br />Now, I'm not saying there is not/was not a role for Twitter. As a Public Affairs Officer, I am continually pushing our leadership here North of the border to understand that social media is not a fad - and it will not go away. We need to use it just like we use our mainstream media and understand that we can move info faster, provide updates sooner and reach our target audience earlier, with the likes of Twitter. <br /><br />I haven't seen the 'lessons learned' on this tragedy from my US friends, but I am interested in learning if in fact the Fort Hood Public Affairs staff used social media to get their updates to media or not? Did they have a 'black site' on their website ready in the wings in case of a crisis that they could pull down and start posting info so the media could get the latest news...did they have a media centre on base to use in the event of a crisis? These are the questions I am curious to answer.<br /><br />Professional Regards,<br /><br />ShawnaUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16566736594238545406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-542457057283640346.post-77054071983971480922009-11-09T16:58:31.270-07:002009-11-09T16:58:31.270-07:00Well stated young man! This should be used as a ca...Well stated young man! This should be used as a case study for any media professional.Gregg Yourhttp://www.greggyour.comnoreply@blogger.com