Dozier, K. (2011, November 5). Tweets, Facebook help CIA build world picture. Anchorage Daily News, p. A1.
This article’s topic is the CIA Open Source Center’s use of social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook to track events and trends around the world. The author’s purpose is primarily to inform the public about this new tool the government uses to monitor emerging international news and measure the effectiveness of American foreign policy. The article claims that social media has changed the political and informational landscape in the Middle East. The CIA, for example, knew through their monitoring of social media, that the uprising in Egypt was coming but they were powerless to do anything about it. At the same, even though internet access in some poor nations is limited, the CIA has a powerful new information-gathering tool that rivals traditional methods. Dozier supports her claims with current case studies and interviews with CIA Open Source Center Director Doug Naquin and a CIA spokesperson, who assures us that this technology is not being used to spy on Americans. This article demonstrates that Facebook and Twitter are key resources for following fast-moving crises and news around the world.
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