Milbloggers Gain Official Support
Our very own Pete Geren has been a champion for milbloggers: (and here)
Geren, a Fort Worth native who assumed the top civilian post in the Army last year, browses several each morning, just as he reads coverage of the Army in the nation’s major daily newspapers.
“It’s part of my effort to understand what is going on in the communications domain, particularly for the age group that is the heart and soul of our Army,” Geren said during a phone interview as he returned from a recent trip to Afghanistan and Iraq.
Milblogging has been very controversial, due to the risk of exposing operational security details to the enemy. Pete Geren is on the right path, recognizing the importance of an Army with a high morale. Supporting milblogging gives the soliders a direct link into the current new media, and hopefully, an on-the-ground viewpoint, unfettered by civilian appointee politics.
Thanks to Chris Vaughn, Star-Telegram, for the original, and local, reporting.