.It`s Almost That Time for the MILbloggies, again
It`s Almost That Time for the MILbloggies, again
The MILBloggies, which recognize military bloggers for their contribution to blogging, news and information, and to the military will be held in conjunction with the Fifth Annual Milblog Conference. The Milbloggies were started in 2006, and nominations have covered a range of categories over the years including: U.S. Military Parent, U.S. Military Supporter, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Military Veteran, U.S. Military Spouse, Foreign National Military and U.S. Reporter.
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Milbloggers in the News: "Veterans say `The Hurt Locker` gets a lot right -- and wrong"
Fellow military blogger Troy Steward of Bouhammer.com appeared in the Life (Movies) section of USA Today for his thoughts on the movie ‘The Hurt Locker’. The article offered the opinions of several combat veterans, many who shared the same sentiments that ‘The Hurt Locker’ wasn’t necessarily worthy of Academy Award-nominations for a variety of reasons.
More here.
New Military Blog Research Study: Military Blogs as an Alternative Form of Journalism to the Mainstream Media
I got an email from Kurtis Mees, a student at the University of Washington-Bothell. Kurtis is taking a class that focuses on various forms of alternative journalism and Kurtis and a group of students have an assignment to examine a form of alternative journalism and report back their findings. His group has decided to look at military blogs to see what the troops are saying about their efforts abroad. Such as positive stories about the reconstruction efforts that are taking place --- which never really get reported by "mainstream" media. And when positive stories are reported, often times they`re tiny headlines buried at the bottom of the website or published on the last Page.
More here.
Military Blog 270 Days in Afghanistan: One soldier`s journey from the beginning of the mobilization process to the completion of the mission
Looking to hear about the war in Afghanistan? Check out Capt. Mark Martin’s military blog: 270 Days in Afghanistan. Capt. Martin started his military blog when he learned of his deployment to Afghanistan in June 2009 which he wrote about in a post titled, “Congratulations...you’re going to Afghanistan!”. He’s been writing ever since. Capt. Martin also served as a Company Commander for the Red Bulls in Iraq from 2006 to 2007, but this looks to be his first crack at blogging.
More here.
Milblogging.com
The MILBloggies, which recognize military bloggers for their contribution to blogging, news and information, and to the military will be held in conjunction with the Fifth Annual Milblog Conference. The Milbloggies were started in 2006, and nominations have covered a range of categories over the years including: U.S. Military Parent, U.S. Military Supporter, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Military Veteran, U.S. Military Spouse, Foreign National Military and U.S. Reporter.
More here.
Milbloggers in the News: "Veterans say `The Hurt Locker` gets a lot right -- and wrong"
Fellow military blogger Troy Steward of Bouhammer.com appeared in the Life (Movies) section of USA Today for his thoughts on the movie ‘The Hurt Locker’. The article offered the opinions of several combat veterans, many who shared the same sentiments that ‘The Hurt Locker’ wasn’t necessarily worthy of Academy Award-nominations for a variety of reasons.
More here.
New Military Blog Research Study: Military Blogs as an Alternative Form of Journalism to the Mainstream Media
I got an email from Kurtis Mees, a student at the University of Washington-Bothell. Kurtis is taking a class that focuses on various forms of alternative journalism and Kurtis and a group of students have an assignment to examine a form of alternative journalism and report back their findings. His group has decided to look at military blogs to see what the troops are saying about their efforts abroad. Such as positive stories about the reconstruction efforts that are taking place --- which never really get reported by "mainstream" media. And when positive stories are reported, often times they`re tiny headlines buried at the bottom of the website or published on the last Page.
More here.
Military Blog 270 Days in Afghanistan: One soldier`s journey from the beginning of the mobilization process to the completion of the mission
Looking to hear about the war in Afghanistan? Check out Capt. Mark Martin’s military blog: 270 Days in Afghanistan. Capt. Martin started his military blog when he learned of his deployment to Afghanistan in June 2009 which he wrote about in a post titled, “Congratulations...you’re going to Afghanistan!”. He’s been writing ever since. Capt. Martin also served as a Company Commander for the Red Bulls in Iraq from 2006 to 2007, but this looks to be his first crack at blogging.
More here.
Milblogging.com
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