Talk:Strategic communication

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Strategic Communication is probably what separates modern and post-modern strategic thinking, so certainly an article to be retained and developed--mrg3105 (comms) ♠♥♦♣ 07:59, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Commercial aspects of Strategic Communications

There are many multi-million dollar firms that provide "strategic communications" consulting to corporations, political campaigns and non profits. Hell, you can major in it at a top ranked journalism school! See: http://www.odwyerpr.com/pr_firm_rankings/washington.htm See:http://www.kucareerhawk.com/s/762/index.aspx?sid=762&gid=1&pgid=953

Strat Comm is best thought of as a sub-discipline of public relations and/or public affairs. In fact, it you were to judge importance strictly by the amount of money spent, I have now doubt that the military aspect of this practice would be DWARFED by the commercial aspects.

All that said, when you read this line:

"Focused United States Government efforts to understand and engage key audiences to create, strengthen, or preserve conditions favorable for the advancement of United States Government interests, policies, and objectives through the use of coordinated programs, plans, themes, messages, and products synchronized with the actions of all instruments of national power"

...you can pretty much just swap in Cause X for USG or national interests. I don't care if it's Exxon Mobil or the World Wildlife Foundation, they're all thinking like that when they build their communications strategies. It's a hell of a lot more like politics than "information warfare".

In sum, this article needs to be rewritten to reflect the true bulk of activity that occurs under this "title": political and commercial, not military. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.60.200.2 (talk) 02:01, 16 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Howdy! Over the next few weeks, I will be editing this page to improve its overall quality and readability. My main focus will be on enhancing organization and correcting grammatical errors without adding or removing significant content. My aim is to make a positive contribution to the page while keeping its original meaning intact. Pinkdancer23 (talk) 14:41, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Organization and style edits

Howdy! I want to give a detailed description of my organizational edits because they were extensive and adjusted a handful of aspects of the article. I refrained from removing significant content but also intended to maintain clarity and specificity.

• Headings: The heading titles now align with other A-class articles and are broader to cover all the information in their sections. I shortened 'application objectives' to just 'objectives' since the text covered more than applications and focused heavily on objectives. I grouped the definitions of strategic communication together for a more encyclopedic feel.
• Text organization: I prioritized the defense and business applications sections because they highlight distinct strategic communication styles, placing them above the 'how-to' section to encourage readers first to explore the variety of definitions. I also combined military and business topics into the same sections for better readability, making their headings subheadings, as they expand on the main concept and didn't need separate headings.

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Citation issues in the "government and defense application" section

There are a few issues in the government and defense application section that need attention. The Robert T. Hastings Jr. quotation lacks an inline citation and isn't listed in the sources. I wasn't able to find the full citation details to add it. Additionally, the paragraph starting with 'The approved NATO Policy…' contains confusing quotations and citations. The parentheses seem like they are meant to cite sources, but they don't match anything in the source list. I'm unsure how to properly fix this, but I'm hoping highlighting it here can help move things forward! WP:CITE Pinkdancer2310:23, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

New edits and new citation banner

Edits

Complete re-write of the introduction added, with citations. Added citations needed

New banner

New citation needed banner added to flag citations needed in given sections, and to flag this to wikipedia.

The main sections that need assistance with this I believe are:

-Definitions

-Objectives (see next subheading below)

-CD&E

Personal essay update

The objectives section is currently the main issue concerning the personal essay style. Other sections I believe now do not have this issue and just need the mentioned citations above. Flarehayr (talk) 12:28, 15 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thoughts on military usage in the article

Another article for military strategic communications I don't think needs creating as this is all relevant to this article and can be continued and contained here. The starter intro definition that clarified all organizational communications with strategic goals was added, and has therefore now added militaries to include military strategic communication too. Further, the Definitions governments and defense section has covered much of this as well. I suggest keeping the current general 'all organizations that are trying to communicate in this way' definition, from Oxford Dictionaries- as it still includes military operations, and certain parts of the military e.g. in the home nation, will appear (in peacetime) like that internally/ externally similar to corporate/ other organizational comms anyway. Flarehayr (talk) 12:34, 15 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]