MEDIA SOURCES STUDY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00714R000100070001-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 6, 2006
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: May 22, 1980
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Science and Technology
VIA: Chief, Planning and Resources Staff, DDS&T
FROM:
Director, Foreign roadcast Information Service
SUBJECT: Media Sources Study
1. I am forwarding four copies (attached) of our media sources
study, undertaken in response to the NFIP Guidance for FY 1982.
2. The study estimates the foreign media output worldwide
which may be useful now -or in the future to U.S. intelligence, and
assesses the adequacy of FBIS' current coverage of foreign media
sources.
3. The study concludes: a) that only a minor portion of the
total world media output.. not now covered by FBIS can be identified
as potentially meeting existing requirements; and b) that FBIS
needs a clearer definition of pertinent collection requirements and
needs to evaluate the content of the media output seen as poten-
tially of value to determine what additional collection it should
recommend to Agency management.
4. In view of the recent authorization to proceed in FY 1980
with modernization of the FBIS DAILY REPORT and related operations,
we have not included in this study information relating to the applica-
tion of "modern electronic data processing technology," as suggested
in the NFIP Guidance. Plans for enhancement of the FBIS system are
contained in the ADP Summary of the FBIS 1982 Program Plan. The
only additional item to report is that the DAILY REPORT Automation
Project Staff is developing plans for entering FBIS information
into Project SAFE.
SECRET
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SUBJECT: Media Sources Study
5. All portions of the memorandum are classified SECRET.
Attachment:
Media Sources Study (4)
SECRET