Because of its near total ubiquity, it’s easy to overlook just how crucial Twitter has become to the public work of international diplomacy, where its used for both public outreach and propaganda. Nine years after the service’s founding, the social media tool has been so widely adopted by world leaders and their governments that it has become a primary tool of the trade.
According to a report released Tuesday by the public relations firm Burson-Marsteller, 86 percent of the United Nations member states have an official Twitter presence. Some 172 heads of state are on the network, along with more than …read more
Source: Foreign Policy
