Spotlight on the 314th PAOC
Saturday, October 17th, 2009 | Author: SGM Troy Falardeau

The most recent issue of the Army Reserve’s “Warrior Citizen” magazine hit the streets…and this blog site is featured prominently on page 7.  As Public Affairs professionals, our Soldiers know the value of getting the word out.  Many of our younger unit members are also “social media” experts, with MySpace, FaceBook, Linked-In, and other similar accounts.  For many it is the primary way they communicate with friends and family around the world.

For better or worse, people don’t sit down and watch the evening news with Walter Cronkite anymore.  Instead they get their news (and share it with others) over the Internet.  Personally, I don’t understand Twitter, but it apparently has played a role in social movements and international relief efforts in places like Iran and Indonesia.

Blogsoverbaghdad.com website in the spotlight.

Blogsoverbaghdad.com website in the spotlight.

Even the Army has realized the importance of this evolving media.   Military leaders and organizations have their own FaceBook pages to share information, recruit Soldeirs, and maintain a positive and forward-thinking public image. 
Will these new communication tools become a permanent part of the information landscape, or will they go the way of the fax machine?  Only time will tell….but for now, I have tried my best to engage when it makes sense (and when this old dog can learn the new technological trick easily).  As long-time readers of this blog know, I have a love-hate relationship with technology that fails me.
If you want to read the full issue of Warrior Citizen magazine, go to http://www.usar.army.mil/arweb/newsandmedia/warriorcitizen/Documents/Summer2009.pdf
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3 Responses

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    del tull 
    Saturday, 17. October 2009

    Wonderful!

  2. 2
    del tull 
    Sunday, 18. October 2009

    This blog site has been a wonderful comfort those of us that could not be with you. You know that every Mom and Dad would have gone with the unit if we could have! Think how that would have affected the mission Ha ha! Thank you so much for keeping us informed.

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    Aunt Julia 
    Sunday, 18. October 2009

    I have really enjoyed reading this website. I cant wait for you to get home and pray for your safe return.

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