Can You Deceive the Enemy and Tell the Truth?
June 22, 2009 | by ShelliR |There are great dilemmas in wartime communication. Accurate public reporting of military activities is a crucial tool for military communicators to gain and maintain support from civilian leadership for military operations. To reduce the confusion inherent in wartime communication, there must be a firewall separation between Public Affairs (PA) and Military Information Operations (IO) and a mechanism based on disclosure, exposure and public discussion to reestablish a basis of truth and trust when situations of honesty, clarity and truthfulness have been breached. Coordination between PA and IO is essential to maintain the firewall.
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Source: PRSA Board of Ethics and Professional Standards (BEPS) and PRSA Military & Public Safety Section
