CSL Issue Paper. March 2008, Volume 3-08. New Media and the Warfighter. Workshop Initial Impressions
Abstract
Managing media and "information effects" is a hallmark of the current geo-strategic environment in which the U.S. military fights. The global information revolution and rapid spread of the internet and other digital media have leveled the playing field between nation-states, non-state actors, multinational corporations and individuals. Anyone armed with mobile technologies such as a camera cell phone and access to the internet is capable of affecting strategic outcomes at very low cost, using a minimal information infrastructure. The U.S. military has increasingly leveraged advances in information technology to gain advantages in the modern battlefield and to tell their story on a macro level, but has just recently begun to exploit the exploding technology realm at the micro level by co-opting the use of YouTube and blogs to help achieve objectives. Clearly, managing the "message" while controlling the necessary technological "means" represent critical challenges in today's military operating environment.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 2008
- Accession Number
- ADA484684
Entities
People
- Dennis Murphy
Organizations
- United States Army War College