Articles from ARMY Magazine, Headline News, and AUSA News on the role of Social Media in the Army
Senior military leaders would do well to engage on social media, because that's where their troops are, media-savvy panelists said to an audience that live-tweeted their comments.
The comments and live-tweets occurred Oct. 14 during a forum at the Association of the U.S. Army’s Annual Meeting and Exposition.
Not long ago, the Army had a blog problem. Gen. Peter Schoomaker, then-Army chief of staff, castigated military bloggers in a 2005 memorandum, citing security risks.
Social media has the potential to be an important tool for the professional military, not just a propaganda tool for terrorists, according to a group of Army officers who are also digital veterans. They were participating in a forum on digital learning at the Association of the U.S. Army Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington, D.C.
There is nothing new about the presence of prominent military bloggers at the Association of the U.S. Army’s Annual Meeting and Exposition. But what is new for 2016 is that the bloggers—four of them—will be part of a professional development forum talking about the value of blogs, social media and the internet in providing lessons in leadership.
