4 ms·
It is very convenient if you want to run influence operations, to change the perception of reality for news consumers you only have to influence a handful of jo
by polytely 4y ago
It is very convenient if you want to run influence operations, to change the perception of reality for news consumers you only have to influence a handful of journalists by planting some tweets on their timeline.
- j-bos 4y agoAnd in theory, praising them with a disproportionate (compared to their own average's) number of likes and retweets when they tweet something to you(r organization's) advantage.
- busterarm 4y agoInteresting how you see people "leaving" careers in the CIA and NSA for posts in news organizations.
- flerchin 4y agoHow would one "see" that?
- busterarm 4y agoIt's been in the news. There've been over a dozen high profile agency staffers who have left for CNN, MSNBC, etc just in the last few years. CNN has: James Clapper, Andrew McCabe, James Baker, Josh Campbell, Asha Rangappa, Steven Hall, Phil Mudd, Susan Hennessy, Samantha Vinograd & James Gagliano MSNBC has: John Brennan, Frank Figliuzzi, Chuck Rosenberg, Malcolm Nance & Jeremy Bash