Purpose
This person has release authority and can delegate it down to the Public Affairs Officer.
Who are commanders?
Summarizes the Public Affairs policy on releasing information to the public.
What is "maximum disclosure, minimum delay"?
This legal concept is supported by the Constitution and an act of congress. Widely recognized as fundamental to democracy.
What is "right to know?"
When it comes to media coverage this type of reporting should be the principle means of coverage for U.S. military operations.
What is open and independent reporting?
The internal document that includes prepared information that supports the public discussion but should not be given to the media.
What is Public Affairs Guidance (PAG)?
The three things must you need in order to release information. You must have these before you release information to the public.
What is the ability, competence and authority? (ACA)
According to DoD Directive 5230.09, information must be have these characteristics when made available to the public, Congress and news media.
What is accurate and timely information?
Right to know is a concept promoted by officials by officials in all branches of our government as the ______ and _____ approach.
What is "the correct and proper approach"?
This portion of SAPP is the "second most important" and possible the most difficult to adhere to.
What is "accuracy"?
Described as the law that keeps citizens "in the know" regarding the government?
What is the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)?
The office is the sole authority for releasing DoD information at the seat of government?
What is the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs?
The second provision to DoD Directive 5230.09 as it relates to release of DoD information.
What is "public release of official DoD information is limited only as necessary to safeguard national security"?
Taxpayers support the government with what precious resource.
What is their money?
This limitation of SAPP applies to photographs that may cause distress to family members.
What is "propriety"?
DoD Instruction encourages the use of and provides guidance for military use of social media?
What is DoD Instruction 8550.01.
This person is responsible for understanding and adhering to the guidelines for release.
Who is the Public Affairs Officer?
The free flow of general and military information should be made available without ____ or _____ to the men and women of the Armed Forces and their dependents.
What is "without censorship or propaganda"?
One tenet of democracy is that some information must not be disclosed to the general public when the information is of paramount importance to the national defense and government operation.
What is "need to know"?
OPSEC concerns fall under this limitation of SAPP.
What is "security"?
The guidance with the purpose/goal goal to speak with one voice on critical issues.
What is Public Affairs Guidance?
THROWBACK: Professional ethics is the system or code of morals of a particular person, group, religion or __________.
What is "profession?"
THROWBACK: You will avoid this civil offense by verifying all of your facts and fully identifying your sources.
What is "libel?"
THROWBACK: Considers themselves the fourth estate when it comes to serving as a watchdog over our nation’s executive, legislative and judicial branches.
Who is the News Media. (Media Culture)
This summarizes the DOD Principles of Information. Often referred to as the Public Affairs motto for releasing information.
What is "maximum disclosure, minimum delay."
THROWBACK: This is the best way to avoid plagiarism problems.
What is to to attribute the work of others