Small Wars Journal

Columbia Journalism Review on Small Wars Journal

Wed, 01/12/2011 - 6:53pm
Small Wars Journal : The News Frontier Database by Michael Meyer, Columbia Journalism Review.

"Although it's right to call Small Wars Journal a niche publication, doing so misrepresents the site's true influence. "Small wars," as the site uses it, is a kind of catch-all term for counter-insurgency, counter-terrorism, and other pervasive features of the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Although SWJ may have the narrow readership of a trade or academic journal, its online presence has allowed it to be a major voice on topics paramount to public interest..."

Much more at Columbia Journalism Review.

Comments

Madhu (not verified)

Sat, 01/15/2011 - 1:57pm

<em>This journal is widely read in-theater</em>

Even the comments section? Uh oh.

At any rate, congrats to the site and site editors et al.

Wonderful public educational resource and good illustration of online COI (see, I can do acronyms too. Er, hope I picked the correct one).

To illustrate:

I recognize other South Asian bloggers from Omar link's around here. I mean, from other SA sites that have nothing specifically to do with the topics discussed here. This node: Small Wars. Other node: SA. Intersection: via Omar's comments.

G Martin

Thu, 01/13/2011 - 9:41am

Yes- agree. The sharing of information and opinions here are great development opportunities. This journal is widely read in-theater.

gian p gentile (not verified)

Thu, 01/13/2011 - 7:47am

Ditto!

SWJ has been an important part of my professional life in terms of a knowledge source and forum for debate and discussion since i returned from Baghdad in late 2006.

thanks to the SWJ crew for all of the excellence and hard work

gian

Larisa B. (not verified)

Wed, 01/12/2011 - 11:43pm

Congratulations SWJ!