Quote from: Bit_Happy on March 17, 2014, 12:47:29 AM

Quote from: Khadaji on March 16, 2014, 02:24:19 PM

Quote from: Spendulus on March 16, 2014, 04:40:28 AM

Quote from: Bit_Happy on March 15, 2014, 07:17:28 PM

It is essential to monitor the medias storylines and integrate their focus into the Departments situational awareness and operations analytical process, states the document, adding that such work is necessary in shaping public statements made by the DHS.

The Gov is providing "essential" services, why is this an isssue? Roll Eyes

I have a feeling what they are saying here is something like this:

"Okay, we confess. We get our facts from Drudge, you can't trust anything from the CIA anymore. And those NSA clowns, they're too busy checking out all the high school sexting to get anything done. It's a giant cluster. Drudge, Instapundit, those are moments of sanity around here."

Reminds me of that scene from 'Men in Black' where the agent goes to the tabloids to get information.

That was Men in Black 2, if my memory is correct.
I watched MIB3 last year and was surprised how good it was.

Thanks! My point being, of course, that in movies, and I'm quite sure, in real life as well, reporters are an excellent source of news... whether cable, Internet, newspaper or magazine...

It wouldn't surprise me at all, for example, to learn that the Russian desk of the CIA were reading Ukraine newspapers right now, to keep informed on the Crimea... not that such should be their only source, but they'd be foolish to ignore people who are in roughly the same line of work ... information.