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In reply to the discussion: Islamic State Overwhelms Iraqi Forces at Tikrit in Major Defeat [View all]Comrade Grumpy
(13,184 posts)47. I hear the IDF pays well for social media propaganda.
http://thehigherlearning.com/2014/07/11/israels-government-is-paying-college-students-to-spread-pro-israel-propaganda-on-social-media/
ISRAELS GOVERNMENT IS PAYING COLLEGE STUDENTS TO SPREAD PRO-ISRAEL PROPAGANDA ON SOCIAL MEDIA
A lot of the discussion and debate about the current Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been taking place on Twitter, Facebook, and other social media sources.
In light of that, I think its important for people to know that social media is by no means immune to government propaganda. Far from it in fact.
Back in August of last year, a statement from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus office announced that the Israeli government would be giving scholarships to college students who, engage international audiences online by posting pro-Israel tweets/statuses etc. online.
This is a groundbreaking project aimed at strengthening Israeli national diplomacy and adapting it to changes in information consumption, the statement said.
Students at each university are organized into units. At the top is the chief-coordinator, who gets a full scholarship. Under the chief-coordinator are three desk coordinators in charge of language, graphics and research who receive lesser scholarships. Then there are student activists who receive, minimal scholarships.
The program is run by Danny Seamen, an Israeli public diplomacy official who drew the ire of Muslims in the region when he posted the following status on his personal Facebook page:
Does the commencement of the fast of the Ramadan mean that Muslims will stop eating each other during the daytime?
ISRAELS GOVERNMENT IS PAYING COLLEGE STUDENTS TO SPREAD PRO-ISRAEL PROPAGANDA ON SOCIAL MEDIA
A lot of the discussion and debate about the current Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been taking place on Twitter, Facebook, and other social media sources.
In light of that, I think its important for people to know that social media is by no means immune to government propaganda. Far from it in fact.
Back in August of last year, a statement from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus office announced that the Israeli government would be giving scholarships to college students who, engage international audiences online by posting pro-Israel tweets/statuses etc. online.
This is a groundbreaking project aimed at strengthening Israeli national diplomacy and adapting it to changes in information consumption, the statement said.
Students at each university are organized into units. At the top is the chief-coordinator, who gets a full scholarship. Under the chief-coordinator are three desk coordinators in charge of language, graphics and research who receive lesser scholarships. Then there are student activists who receive, minimal scholarships.
The program is run by Danny Seamen, an Israeli public diplomacy official who drew the ire of Muslims in the region when he posted the following status on his personal Facebook page:
Does the commencement of the fast of the Ramadan mean that Muslims will stop eating each other during the daytime?
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Islamic State Overwhelms Iraqi Forces at Tikrit in Major Defeat [View all]
Comrade Grumpy
Jul 2014
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Just think, the reason Republicans said we stayed there for so long was to train these losers....
Spitfire of ATJ
Jul 2014
#3
When we invaded Iraq was recovering from the loss of a generation of fighting age men....
Spitfire of ATJ
Jul 2014
#21
Yes, he was such a threat to peace, right? Meanwhile, right next door in Syria.......
7962
Jul 2014
#23
Naw, the reason Iraq is failing is because our puppet aligned with Iran....
Spitfire of ATJ
Jul 2014
#33
Yeah,...we need to pick a religious side and have them wipe out the others. That'll do it.
Spitfire of ATJ
Jul 2014
#35
Yeah, and if there's one thing we hate even more it's the Judean People's Front....
Spitfire of ATJ
Jul 2014
#41