DHS wants information on journalists

[Bob78164]

This is a Request for Information by DHS for a system that would collect information on journalists worldwide. There is, however, no information whatsoever on why the government wants this information.

Conservatives are usually up in arms over the possibility that government might collect basic information on gun owners. I wonder how they'll react to this. My prediction: crickets from the right. --Bob

[Beebs52]

That is not a gov site.

[Bob78164]

That is not a gov site.

The .gov address suggests to me that it is. Why am I mistaken? --Bob

[Beebs52]

Can't open the file either.

[Bob Juch]

That is not a gov site.

Yes, it is. Notice the ".gov" domain?

[Bob78164]

Can't open the file either.

When I clicked on the link to the Word document, it downloaded to my computer (lower left corner of my browser window). It didn't open in a separate browser window. I didn't try to open the Zip file. --Bob

[Beebs52]

Site isn't available. Try this .com
https://uscontractorregistration.com/search-federal-co

[Bob Juch]

Can't open the file either.

When I clicked on the link to the Word document, it downloaded to my computer (lower left corner of my browser window). It didn't open in a separate browser window. I didn't try to open the Zip file. --Bob

I had no problem. Here are the guts:

2.0 SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS/TASKS

2.1 Tasks One: Online & Social Media Monitoring

Ability to track global online sources for coverage relevant to Washington and the six media hubs:
• Ability to track > 290,000 global news sources
• Ability to track online, print, broadcast, cable, radio, trade and industry publications, local sources, national/international outlets, traditional news sources, and social media
• Ability to track media coverage in > 100 languages, including Arabic, Chinese and Russian. Translation function to instantly translate these articles to English.
• Ability to create up to 20 searches with each unlimited keywords
• Unlimited coverage per search (no cap on coverage)
• Ability to change the searches at keywords at any given time
• Ability to create unlimited data tracking, statistical breakdown, and graphical analyses on any coverage on an ad-hoc basis

2.2 Task Two: Media Intelligence and Benchmarking Dashboard Platform

24/7 Access to a password protected, online platform for users to access:
• Overview of search results in terms of online articles and social media conversations
• Customized and Interactive Dashboard that provide real-time monitoring, analysis, and benchmark of media coverage.
• Ability to analyze the media coverage in terms of content, volume, sentiment, geographical spread, top publications, media channels, reach, AVE, top posters, influencers, languages, momentum, circulation.
• Ability to select time-period of analysis: per day, week, month, and selected dates
• Ability to build media lists based on beat, location, outlet type/size, and journalist role
• Automated weekly overview of these dashboards sent via email
2.3 Task Three: Email Alerts

Daily email alerts with new search results:
• Ability to customize these email alerts per user
2.4 Task Four: Access to Mobile app

24/7 Access to a password protected, mobile app for users to access:
• Overview of search results in terms of online articles and social media conversations
• Ability to view coverage written in Arabic, Chinese and Russian. Ability to access English translation of this coverage within the mobile app.
• Ability to set up push notifications to be alerted of new search results
• Ability to forward media coverage via email, sms or what’s app
2.5 Task Five: Media Engagement

24/7 Access to a password protected, media influencer database, including journalists, editors, correspondents, social media influencers, bloggers etc.
• Ability to browse the database based on location, beat and type of influencer
• Ability to perform ad-hoc searches on the database based on keywords, concepts, or using Boolean search terms
• Ability to perform searches in other languages including Arabic, Chinese and Russian, in order to find influencers that publish in these languages.
• For each influencer found, present contact details and any other information that could be relevant, including publications this influencer writes for, and an overview of the previous coverage published by the media influencer
• Ability to create unlimited media lists for specific topics
• Ability to export the contact details of the media influencers per media list.
• Ability to send out unlimited press releases via the platform and to monitor the open-rate of the press releases send out.
• Ability to manage contacts

[Bob78164]

Site isn't available. Try this .com
https://uscontractorregistration.com/search-federal-co

When I clicked on your link I got a 404 error. --Bob

[Beebs52]

Still can't find site independently, but downloaded the file. Have no idea what it means actually. Open mind

[flockofseagulls104]

This is a Request for Information by DHS for a system that would collect information on journalists worldwide. There is, however, no information whatsoever on why the government wants this information.

Conservatives are usually up in arms over the possibility that government might collect basic information on gun owners. I wonder how they'll react to this. My prediction: crickets from the right. --Bob

I'm a conservative and I would be upset by either thing. The government does not need to and should not be in the business of collecting either kind of data. They can't be trusted with it. You, however, are up in arms about the possibility of the government collecting data about journalists, but I would bet you would be ok with them collecting data about gun owners. That would be called hypocrisy.

But the thing is, bob-tel. I'm not too upset, because I don't believe very much of anything you post here. You have turned into just as much of an idiot rabble-rouser as BJ, always posting what the next doomsday date we will have because of trump. Cry wolf somewhere else, bob-tel.

[Bob78164]

This is a Request for Information by DHS for a system that would collect information on journalists worldwide. There is, however, no information whatsoever on why the government wants this information.

Conservatives are usually up in arms over the possibility that government might collect basic information on gun owners. I wonder how they'll react to this. My prediction: crickets from the right. --Bob

I'm a conservative and I would be upset by either thing. The government does not need to and should not be in the business of collecting either kind of data. They can't be trusted with it. You, however, are up in arms about the possibility of the government collecting data about journalists, but I would bet you would be ok with them collecting data about gun owners. That would be called hypocrisy.

But the thing is, bob-tel. I'm not too upset, because I don't believe very much of anything you post here. You have turned into just as much of an idiot rabble-rouser as BJ, always posting what the next doomsday date we will have because of trump. Cry wolf somewhere else, bob-tel.

All you have to do is read the link I posted to the actual government request, on the actual government Web site. But you're too flocking brainwashed to believe your own eyes. --Bob

[BackInTex]

All you have to do is read the link I posted to the actual government request, on the actual government Web site. But you're too flocking brainwashed to believe your own eyes. --Bob

Did you read it? What do you find wrong with a government monitoring social media and new reports? They should. The worst thing is a government that neither cares nor knows what is going on in the world and what the world is talking about. Especially these days.

I know Trump is president and you're afraid he'll grab you but every administration had been doing this as long as there has been printed media.

Seeing that you formed a negative opinion before you even read the document is telling.

[jarnon]

All you have to do is read the link I posted to the actual government request, on the actual government Web site. But you're too flocking brainwashed to believe your own eyes. --Bob

Did you read it? What do you find wrong with a government monitoring social media and new reports? They should. The worst thing is a government that neither cares nor knows what is going on in the world and what the world is talking about. Especially these days.

I know Trump is president and you're afraid he'll grab you but every administration had been doing this as long as there has been printed media.

Seeing that you formed a negative opinion before you even read the document is telling.

No problem with tracking media coverage of issues. But the database also has identifying information on journalists, both domestic and foreign. The intent may be to unmask “journalists” who are really propagandists. But this administration has already retaliated against legitimate reporters who they disagree with.

[Beebs52]

All you have to do is read the link I posted to the actual government request, on the actual government Web site. But you're too flocking brainwashed to believe your own eyes. --Bob

Did you read it? What do you find wrong with a government monitoring social media and new reports? They should. The worst thing is a government that neither cares nor knows what is going on in the world and what the world is talking about. Especially these days.

I know Trump is president and you're afraid he'll grab you but every administration had been doing this as long as there has been printed media.

Seeing that you formed a negative opinion before you even read the document is telling.

No problem with tracking media coverage of issues. But the database also has identifying information on journalists, both domestic and foreign. The intent may be to unmask “journalists” who are really propagandists. But this administration has already retaliated against legitimate reporters who they disagree with.

Past administration did the same.

[BackInTex]

No problem with tracking media coverage of issues. But the database also has identifying information on journalists, both domestic and foreign. The intent may be to unmask “journalists” who are really propagandists. But this administration has already retaliated against legitimate reporters who they disagree with.

No much use in identifying a threat if you close your eyes to who the actors may be. Thankfully those in charge understand that to act on information you need to have it.

[Bob Juch]

Still can't find site independently, but downloaded the file. Have no idea what it means actually. Open mind

Huh? "independently"?! That's the official government site.

[Beebs52]

Still can't find site independently, but downloaded the file. Have no idea what it means actually. Open mind

Huh? "independently"?! That's the official government site.

I kept getting error messages each time. That is all. Worked today. Chill

[Appa23]

I actually had to check the date to make sure that this was not a thread from last Sunday, and Bob and others were posting a joke.

Nope! Just apparently a bunch of people who must have let their political tendencies cloud their reading comprehension.

This is a acquistion for DHS to be able to track media stories about it and its programs, so that it can better shape its messages / media releases.

The "personal info" that some here have found so scandalous is simply their publicly-available info (name. phone #, and e-mail) collected into a single site. Every agency has issued contracts for the same PAO-related services.

The fact that anyone found a standard contract acquisition to be so nefarious is hilarious.

Do you really think that the government would issue a "media spying" contract on FedBizOps, open competition, and with a one-week delivery date?

[Appa23]

Still can't find site independently, but downloaded the file. Have no idea what it means actually. Open mind

I do. Bob#s is full of shitake mushrooms.

[Appa23]

All you have to do is read the link I posted to the actual government request, on the actual government Web site. But you're too flocking brainwashed to believe your own eyes. --Bob

Did you read it? What do you find wrong with a government monitoring social media and new reports? They should. The worst thing is a government that neither cares nor knows what is going on in the world and what the world is talking about. Especially these days.

I know Trump is president and you're afraid he'll grab you but every administration had been doing this as long as there has been printed media.

Seeing that you formed a negative opinion before you even read the document is telling.

No problem with tracking media coverage of issues. But the database also has identifying information on journalists, both domestic and foreign. The intent may be to unmask “journalists” who are really propagandists. But this administration has already retaliated against legitimate reporters who they disagree with.

No, it doesn't.

[Beebs52]

Still can't find site independently, but downloaded the file. Have no idea what it means actually. Open mind

I do. Bob#s is full of shitake mushrooms.

Thx. I was hoping someone who deals with guv bids would speak up...

[Bob78164]

All you have to do is read the link I posted to the actual government request, on the actual government Web site. But you're too flocking brainwashed to believe your own eyes. --Bob

Did you read it? What do you find wrong with a government monitoring social media and new reports? They should. The worst thing is a government that neither cares nor knows what is going on in the world and what the world is talking about. Especially these days.

I know Trump is president and you're afraid he'll grab you but every administration had been doing this as long as there has been printed media.

Seeing that you formed a negative opinion before you even read the document is telling.

Yes I read it before posting, and my post didn’t say there was anything wrong with it. What I said (well, implied) was that we should treat the information collected from gun owners the same way. But right now it’s illegal to make that information text searchable. Let’s apply the same standards in that context and see how long the right stays quiet. —Bob

[Beebs52]

All you have to do is read the link I posted to the actual government request, on the actual government Web site. But you're too flocking brainwashed to believe your own eyes. --Bob

Did you read it? What do you find wrong with a government monitoring social media and new reports? They should. The worst thing is a government that neither cares nor knows what is going on in the world and what the world is talking about. Especially these days.

I know Trump is president and you're afraid he'll grab you but every administration had been doing this as long as there has been printed media.

Seeing that you formed a negative opinion before you even read the document is telling.

Yes I read it before posting, and my post didn’t say there was anything wrong with it. What I said (well, implied) was that we should treat the information collected from gun owners the same way. But right now it’s illegal to make that information text searchable. Let’s apply the same standards in that context and see how long the right stays quiet. —Bob

Nice backtrack on crazy implications.

[Bob78164]

Did you read it? What do you find wrong with a government monitoring social media and new reports? They should. The worst thing is a government that neither cares nor knows what is going on in the world and what the world is talking about. Especially these days.

I know Trump is president and you're afraid he'll grab you but every administration had been doing this as long as there has been printed media.

Seeing that you formed a negative opinion before you even read the document is telling.

Yes I read it before posting, and my post didn’t say there was anything wrong with it. What I said (well, implied) was that we should treat the information collected from gun owners the same way. But right now it’s illegal to make that information text searchable. Let’s apply the same standards in that context and see how long the right stays quiet. —Bob

Nice backtrack on crazy implications.

So you agree with me that the federal law making it illegal to make the stored gun-sale information text-searchable should be repealed? --Bob