DHS Creates Database To Track Journalists, Bloggers, "Media Influencers", Calls Critics "Conspiracy Theorists" | Zero Hedge
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## RED FLAG: Homeland Security Hiring “Media Monitoring Services” to Compile Journalist and Media Influencer Database

by TDB - Apr 6, 2018 10:22 pm

“…monitor traditional news sources as well as social media, identify all media coverage...”

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# DHS Creates Database To Track Journalists, Bloggers, "Media Influencers", Calls Critics "Conspiracy Theorists"

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) wants to track the vast networks of journalists, bloggers and other "media influencers" through a massive, searchable database that will allow them to monitor "any and all" trends in real time, according to a publicly posted job listing.

Apparently the NSA doesn't share their toys with DHS...

The DHS "Media Monitoring" initiative is currently seeking a contractor who can provide DHS with the ability to track over 290,000 global news sources in more than 100 languages - including online, print, bradcast, cable, radio, trade and industry publications, traditional news sources and social media platforms.

“Services shall provide media comparison tools, design and rebranding tools, communication tools, and the ability to identify top media influencers,” according to the job call, in order to help DHS agencies fulfill "a critical need to incorporate these functions into their programs in order to better reach federal, state, local, tribal, and private partners."

The department's "Statement of Work for Media Monitoring Services" requires the following:

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

Database of journalists, editors, correspondents, social media influencers, bloggers, etc.

The chosen contractor must be able to develop a "password protected, media influencer database" which can perform searches in various languages, and present contact details and any other information that could be relevat, including publications that this influencer writes for, and an overview of the previous cvoverage published by the media influencer."

Media Intelligence and Benchmarking Dashboard Platform

The vendor must provide a specialized "Dashboard" for DHS to use which will provide them with a specialized search engine, real time monitoring, analysis and benchmark of media coverage (how viral something is going, for example), geographical spread, and top influencers.

> 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

Mobile App

DHS also requires access to a "password protected, mobile app" allowing access to all of the collected metrics and monitoring information.

No word on whether DHS has commissioned a database of MSM connections to establishment politicians, but we're sure that's on its way.

DHS calls critics "conspiracy theorists"

In response to what many suggest are Orwellian monitoring of media influencers, DHS Press Secretary Tyler Houlton issued a response on Friday which justifies the program's legitimacy and alleges that the project's goals are "standard practice."

"Any suggestion otherwise is fit for tinfoil hat-wearing, black-helicopter conspiracy theorists," added Houlton.

> Despite what some reporters may suggest, this is nothing more than the standard practice of monitoring current events in the media. Any suggestion otherwise is fit for tin foil hat wearing, black helicopter conspiracy theorists. https://t.co/XGgFFH3Ppl

> — Tyler Q. Houlton (@SpoxDHS) April 6, 2018

Absent blindly trusting Houlton, we've been given no indication as to how the Trump administration - or future administrations, might use the massive tracking database. The Bloomberg article points to the Senate's recent interest in designating Al Jazeera as a foreign agent " because it “often directly undermines” U.S. interests with favorable coverage of Hamas, Hezbollah and al-Qaeda’s branch in Syria," however we're sure the U.S. government could monitor specific platforms-of-interest without a massive database of every outlet's past and present body of work.

> DHS is so hungry for information about the media it just Goebbels it up

> — Former FSO (@FormerFSO) April 6, 2018

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JoeTurner Sat, 04/07/2018 - 14:40 Permalink

Oceania has always been at war with East Asia...

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vortmax JoeTurner Sat, 04/07/2018 - 14:42 Permalink

They don't do this already?

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Croesus vortmax Sat, 04/07/2018 - 14:45 Permalink

That's right, ZH, all your comments are belong to us!

(Note to self: Do Not criticize the benevolent, all-seeing, all knowing, all-dancing crap of DC, Jew York, London, or Tel Aviv)

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Bes Croesus Sat, 04/07/2018 - 14:46 Permalink

of course they fucking do!

all that is different

is now they are making

it culturally acceptable

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keep circling those wagons around trump

keep circling

#maga

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SethPoor Bes Sat, 04/07/2018 - 14:48 Permalink

We have no culture.

- - - - - - - - - - -

Keep jacking your dick while you look in the mirror and try to swallow your own emission.

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BuddyEffed SethPoor Sat, 04/07/2018 - 14:50 Permalink

Desired Tool is already on a FB pull down.

Select Users, then Scrapes, then desired filters.

No need to reinvent wheel on this.

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wee-weed up BuddyEffed Sat, 04/07/2018 - 14:58 Permalink

Hell, Obozo already did that. Just ask Sharyl Attkisson.

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SWRichmond wee-weed up Sat, 04/07/2018 - 15:10 Permalink

This is about stifling dissent by making it known that we are monitoring and recording everything you say. The internet must be silenced.

"Anything you say can be used against you in a court of law"

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HRH of Aquitaine 2.0 SWRichmond Sat, 04/07/2018 - 15:14 Permalink

Hey! Black helicopters are real! I know I heard about them on the Alex Jones show!

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Government nee… SWRichmond Sat, 04/07/2018 - 15:19 Permalink

Ive said it before . . . when they come for me, better bring an infantry company with an armored detachment.

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AtATrESICI BuddyEffed Sat, 04/07/2018 - 15:14 Permalink

All the .gov does is to keep us SAFE...

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HoPewGassed SethPoor Sat, 04/07/2018 - 15:28 Permalink

Wow SethPoor, what an extraordinary suggestion.

Who thinks of stuff like that? Sounds like you've had some practice, particularly in front of the mirror.

Sad.

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DillyDilly Bes Sat, 04/07/2018 - 14:48 Permalink

But Wait! Doesn't that mean that they'll also now need to establish an overseer database agency to TRACK THE TRACKERS?

Or am I missing something here?

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Endgame Napoleon DillyDilly Sat, 04/07/2018 - 14:57 Permalink

Maybe, they could hire Al Gore to oversee the trackers. Oh, that’s right: Al Gore used to own a stake in Al Jazeera. That would make him a foreign agent, right?

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gdpetti Endgame Napoleon Sat, 04/07/2018 - 15:10 Permalink

Do as I say, not as I do... besides, all these OWO puppets are exceptionally expendable, so let them enjoy the party before it ends. Meanwhile the BS continues... one op after the next, and since this latest in Britian is exposing the pedophilic leaders there as totally inept, we need a new one, no?

Remember that school shooting in Florida?

OPERATION HOGGWASH: No Death Records for the 17 Parkland Victims

http://www.thetruthseeker.co.uk/?p=168405

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BuddyEffed Bes Sat, 04/07/2018 - 14:48 Permalink

dup

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Bes vortmax Sat, 04/07/2018 - 14:45 Permalink

Trump

the Deep State gift that keeps on giving

or is this more

11D chesss???

it is, against us, the American people

enjoy

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exlcus Bes Sat, 04/07/2018 - 14:52 Permalink

This is a new low, even for the Deep State.

The fact that they are doing this so openly now, that is a major signpost of the times we are in!

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Oldwood exlcus Sat, 04/07/2018 - 15:08 Permalink

The difference between transparency and blatant indifference.

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pissonmefico Bes Sat, 04/07/2018 - 15:16 Permalink

And that means fucking you - ZHers. It says all that? Maybe if it was in fucking English I'd be able to fucking read it.

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Deep Snorkeler vortmax Sat, 04/07/2018 - 14:48 Permalink

Since 1968

- we live in the moral vacuum of American life
- situational ethics is the situation
- there are no limits to Federal power
- powerful maniacs watch you, record everything, manipulate you and then congratulate themselves
- you are not dying early enough which causes demographic problems

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Endgame Napoleon Deep Snorkeler Sat, 04/07/2018 - 15:01 Permalink

They are on their way to remedying that, with life expectancy for whites on the decline in the USA. All we need to put demographics back in place—which is the magic economic elixir in Third World countries the globe over—is more government-subsidized sex and reproduction for citizens and noncitizens. This will do it, especially with the increase in automated jobs.

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pissonmefico Deep Snorkeler Sat, 04/07/2018 - 15:19 Permalink

Since 1913, and November 1963.

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stant vortmax Sat, 04/07/2018 - 15:32 Permalink

here mr dennigers thought on ithttps://market-ticker.org/akcs-www?post=233277

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HRClinton JoeTurner Sat, 04/07/2018 - 14:43 Permalink

(((Pharisaica))) has always been at war with Goyica.

FIFY

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JRobby HRClinton Sat, 04/07/2018 - 14:45 Permalink

Come by anytime assholes. You have the address.

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benb JoeTurner Sat, 04/07/2018 - 15:13 Permalink

Application for ‘March For Our Lives’ permit was made months before Parkland school shooting-

https://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2018/03/30/application-for-march-for-o…

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Jack Oliver JoeTurner Sat, 04/07/2018 - 15:36 Permalink

Creating a ‘database’ which they have already !

It’s too late - the media can never regain their credibility !

EVERYBODY knows now !

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Rainman Sat, 04/07/2018 - 14:40 Permalink

Pretty sure we'll all be on the list.

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1.21 jigawatts Rainman Sat, 04/07/2018 - 14:44 Permalink

Their top priority will be comments about Joos on ZH.

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Hillarys Server 1.21 jigawatts Sat, 04/07/2018 - 14:52 Permalink

We need a code.

Jews = "kittens"
Hillary = "Chucky's bride"
Trump = Thor
immigrants = "love bunnies"

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Endgame Napoleon Hillarys Server Sat, 04/07/2018 - 15:02 Permalink

Where does womb-productivity-based welfare fall into that list?

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BigFatUglyBubble Hillarys Server Sat, 04/07/2018 - 15:15 Permalink

> Trump = Thor

I'd give a weeks salary to watch him try and drive a nail

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The First Rule Hillarys Server Sat, 04/07/2018 - 15:16 Permalink

Jews = "kittens"

THIS KITTEN !!!!!! ------>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjlVRWynkhM

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HRClinton Rainman Sat, 04/07/2018 - 14:45 Permalink

Who cares? They already know that this is just keyboard venting and therapy.

No one here is a genuine threat to (((TPTB))).

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BigFatUglyBubble HRClinton Sat, 04/07/2018 - 14:53 Permalink

You can have a big following, or a truthful message that pokes holes in the matrix; that's fine.

But if you have both, there will be trouble. You will either get paid off, subverted, or "knocked down a peg," one way or another.

Anyone remember the "Drinking with Bob" show?

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peopledontwanttruth Rainman Sat, 04/07/2018 - 14:46 Permalink

"Land of the fee and home of the slave"

What don't get killed in the coming wars will be put to death. They have the quota to meet on the Guidestones.

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Endgame Napoleon Rainman Sat, 04/07/2018 - 15:04 Permalink

The contributors might be. Which of them are saying anything that might red flag over-zealous NSA employees? If they start writing milquetoast articles, it will not be ZeroHedge anymore.

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pissonmefico Rainman Sat, 04/07/2018 - 15:23 Permalink

If I'm not on the list I want to put my name on it. I don't want to get cheated out of my fucking visit.

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The Iconoclast Sat, 04/07/2018 - 14:41 Permalink

Ve haff your names. Ve know your crimes.

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Jim in MN Sat, 04/07/2018 - 14:42 Permalink

hI THERE, SPOOKS!

dIDJA KNOW THAT IF YOU FOLLOW UNcONSTITUTIONAL ORDERS, YOU ARE GUILTY?????

kewl huh

KTHKSL8R

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Dr. Engali Sat, 04/07/2018 - 14:43 Permalink

Stupid ass leftist journalists lead the assault on the second amendment, and are too stupid to recognize that without it we wouldn’t have the first. How does it feel to have your rights violated fuckers? Not so good, does it?

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Seasmoke Sat, 04/07/2018 - 14:44 Permalink

I wouldn't want to be at Olmos Park TX today with these assholes watching everyone.

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Heroic Couplet Sat, 04/07/2018 - 14:45 Permalink

What is that data center in Utah for? cell phone calls?

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cossack55 Heroic Couplet Sat, 04/07/2018 - 14:49 Permalink

MMOG

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weliveinamatrix Sat, 04/07/2018 - 14:50 Permalink

Ever since this information came out, I dont see any posts with the words "ashkarian" or "bankers" anymore :-(

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Alexander De Large Sat, 04/07/2018 - 14:56 Permalink

Homeland Security creates 7,000 terabyte database to track all the times permabear financial blogs falsely predict impending market crashes.

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StheNine Sat, 04/07/2018 - 15:02 Permalink

add me to the list=-ill buy u a beer-

https://youtu.be/VIuqiMNPa9g

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Dragon HAwk Sat, 04/07/2018 - 15:02 Permalink

We're all off the hook everybody knows this is a Sarcasm Site, so it doesn't mean anything when we say.

FUCK YOU NSA.. besides they can't throw us Old Fucks in the slammer it drives their Medical Costs up, and it's too early in the revolution to just make us Disappear

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Dilluminati Sat, 04/07/2018 - 15:07 Permalink

I'd be disappointed if I didn't make that list~

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