[The Hill] A government agency known for its secrecy is making a splash in a very public forum: Twitter.Because our day job is so boring.
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has been raising eyebrows with its increasingly conversational and pop culture-filled social media presence, in recent months giving shout-outs to hit Hollywood films, game show hosts and other buzzy bits. And just last week, the agency added an Instagram account to its growing social shop.
"We’re trying to be as transparent as possible with the constraints that the CIA currently has," agency press secretary Timothy Barrett says.
Tweeting to the world isn’t exactly cloak-and-dagger, and the aim for a public face is an undertaking that has unique quirks at one of the most secure places on the planet. But when ITK wanted to know how the social media sausage was made, to our surprise, Barrett invited us to Langley, Va., to speak with the some of the secretive squad about how the CIA gets its message out online.
Leaflet drops and sound trucks are so old school.