tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post1725688843507513416..comments2024-03-27T12:56:38.992-07:00Comments on The Skeptical Bureaucrat: U.S. Embassy Baghdad's "Last Three (Virtual) Feet"TSBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-69616028413910233382011-01-03T06:03:27.130-08:002011-01-03T06:03:27.130-08:00DD,
I understand using new media in lieu of face-...DD,<br /><br />I understand using new media in lieu of face-to-face communication in places like Baghdad or Kabul. That's not what I find snicker-worthy. <br /><br />I find it snickerable when DipNote cites Murrow's 'last three feet' in an announcement about the launch of a one-way impersonal communication channel. If the Department is going to substitute a YouTube channel for personal contact, no matter how justified that decision may be, it seems to me that it would have been wiser not to mention "Murrow's tried and true words" about "the real crucial link" for which "there's no substitute." <br /><br />I certainly mean no offense to anyone doing PD work in Iraq, and I apologize if I came across that way.<br /><br />TSBTSBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-83317874090738423252011-01-02T23:16:33.262-08:002011-01-02T23:16:33.262-08:00My, you are skeptical.
Face-to-face communicatio...My, you are skeptical. <br /><br />Face-to-face communication, as Murrow had envisioned it, is still the ideal. But when the security situation creates stumbling blocks, folks in places like Baghdad or Kabul (or, the many PRTs in both countries) have to be creative and should be using new media to engage the local population. Embassy Baghad's online PD efforts should be commended. So, please, save us your snickers. <br /><br /><br />Desert DiplomatUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04799205616644994010noreply@blogger.com