AP: GIs Use Facebook, Twitter, YouTube Against TalibanMonday, June 01, 2009
KABUL — The U.S. military in Afghanistan is launching a Facebook page, a YouTube site and feeds on Twitter as part of a new communications effort to reach readers who get their information on the Internet rather than in newspapers, officials said Monday.
The effort, which officials described as a way to counter Taliban propaganda, represents a sea change in how the military can communicate its message.
"There's an entire audience segment that seeks its news from alternative means outside traditional news sources, and we want to make sure we're engaging them as well," said Col. Greg Julian, the top U.S. spokesman in Afghanistan.
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AP: GIs Use Facebook, Twitter, YouTube Against Taliban20090601 GIs Use Facebook Twitter YouTube Against Taliban
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