An Assessment and Application of Advances in Communication Technologies to Air Force Public Affairs Programs

Abstract

Military budgets and numbers of people in uniform will continue to drop in the coming years as changing world situations lower demands on the U.S. military. Public Affairs offices, the public communication/public relations arm of the military, however will continue to perform the same mission with fewer people. Modern technology increased the speed of human communication and made gathering and disseminating information easier. By using selected technologies, the Air Force public affairs practitioner can increase productivity while working with reduced staff. Computer communication, data bases, desktop publishing, cable television and electronic darkrooms make up some of the rapidly developing means of personal communication available. Throughout the 1990s these and other technologies can open communication doors for the Air Force.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA231994

Entities

People

  • Billy E. Birdwell

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Cable Television
  • Communication Channels
  • Communication Systems
  • Community Relations
  • Computer Communications
  • Computer Programming
  • Databases
  • Electronic Publishing
  • Employment
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Budgets
  • Military Personnel
  • Personal Computers
  • Personnel Management
  • Teleconferencing

Readers

  • Economics
  • International Journalism and Media Studies.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems