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Can social networking defeat terrorism?

NATO is to deploy new media citizen journalism in its propaganda war against the Taleban in Afghanistan. As I revealed exclusively last week NATO is now prioritising new communications technology in a bid to win hearts and minds world-wide.

Sarah Hartley has a good take on the risks involved and the cultural problems for ‘mainstream’ old media organisations like the military when they adopt these high-tech tactics.

Some people would see something sinister in killer machines like NATO using new media. Personally, I think it’s a great idea. New media is by its very nature more open, networked and citizen-centred. That can only be a good thing for both the armed forces and the people of Afghanistan.

This entry was posted on Sunday, October 12th, 2008 at 7:47 pm and is filed under Polis Events. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

One Response to “Can social networking defeat terrorism?”

  1. Adrian Monck Says:
    October 12th, 2008 at 8:24 pm

    Wait for the first attack on NATO forces captured on a NATO-issued camera. Or the first bombed wedding party… Double-edged sword IMHO.

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