GlobalSecurity.org
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 Screenshot of GlobalSecurity.org from April 12, 2007 |
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| URL | GlobalSecurity.org |
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| Commercial? | Yes |
| Type of site | News site |
| Registration | Only for forums |
| Available language(s) | English |
| Created by | John Pike |
| Launched | 2000 |
| Revenue | Adverts |
| Current status | Active |
GlobalSecurity.org, launched in 2000, is a public policy organization focusing on the fields of defense, space exploration, intelligence, weapons of mass destruction and homeland security. With its editorial office located in Alexandria, Virginia, USA, the organization self-describes as a "leading source of background information and developing news stories" in these fields.
The organization's website provides news and analysis on weapons systems and industry, as well as guides and directories of military and space related programs, entities, and facilities. GlobalSecurity.org also emphasises primary political documentation — legislation, political debates, hearings, and reports — materials that may or may not be available online elsewhere, but which GlobalSecurity.org states that it processes and collates to make more accessible to its readers.
The website is freely accessible to readers and its income is based on online advertising. The website specifically targets "Subject Matter Experts", "Senior Leaders", "Junior Staff and Interns", "Concerned Citizens", and "News Reporters"; the latter stated to be the site's most important online target audience.
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[edit] Independent reviews
Forbes.com reviewed the site as part of their "Best of the Web" directory.[1] While praising GlobalSecurity for its "depth of military information" it criticized the basic graphics and that the site contained some dead links.
[edit] History
GlobalSecurity.org, created in 2000, was originally a fork of http://www.fas.org, the website of the Federation of American Scientists, the former employer of GlobalSecurity.org's founder, John Pike. It uses some of Pike's content originally on the FAS site.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "GlobalSecurity.org". Best of the Web. Forbes. http://www.forbes.com/bow/b2c/review.jhtml?id=6093. Retrieved 2006-11-09.
- ^ Pike, John (2005-04-05). "Copyright". GlobalSecurity.org. http://www.globalsecurity.org/copyright.htm. Retrieved 2006-09-17.
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