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The UN is a place I would assume would be more than happy to engage in the use of New Media, as they probably have a lot of folks who want to know information and probably want to communicate that message effectively or do they?

According to the Inner City Press they oppose using New Media for communicating with the public:

In late June in Madrid, the head spokespeople for 37 UN agencies met and planned how to best communicate the work of the UN to a worldwide audience. While claiming to want to engage with new media, including blogs, a UN summary of the meeting obtained by Inner City Press shows a proposal by at least some UN agencies to exclude any media without a traditionally hierarchical editing process — that is, to exclude blogs and most participatory media.

While the minutes blandly record the UN Communication Group’s intention to continue to monitor the issue, multiple sources say, and experience confirms, that at least three UN agencies at that time adopted a policy of no longer answering any questions from Inner City Press, described by the New York Times of April 30 as the only blog accredited at UN headquarters. So much for engagement with new media, said one UN communications professional requesting anonymity in order not to lose their job.

Source: Inner City Press