Public Affairs: An Effective Weapon in the Operational Commander's Arsenal.

Abstract

In today's high tech environment, information is power. A retrospective examination of the military-media relationship and its affect on today's attitudes. Technological advances have brought real-time information flow to the American public virtually placing them on the battlefield. Military commanders realized the influence of Public Affairs and its position as a force multiplier. Looking at past case studies, this paper discusses how the military and media attitudes towards one another have become such. Additionally, it discusses the Public Affairs role in maintaining the support of the American public for military operations, Public Affairs use in operational deception and intelligence gathering.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 13, 1997
Accession Number
ADA325147

Entities

People

  • Anthony Cooper

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Civil War
  • Classification
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Families (Human)
  • Information Warfare
  • Intelligence Collection
  • Military Operations
  • Military Personnel
  • Psychological Operations
  • Public Opinion
  • Task Forces
  • United States European Command
  • Vietnam War
  • War
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • International Journalism and Media Studies.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.