The
Media at War
 Most
news accounts of early conflicts came not from journalists
in the field, but from government and military sources
or civilian eyewitnesses. Today, huge media contingents
are mobilized when America goes to war, while "bloggers," reporting
from locations and perspectives the mainstream media may not provide,
are again blurring the lines between amateur and professional.
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| Live
from Baghdad |
from "Reporting
America at War" (PBS)
CNN reporters Peter Arnett and John Holliman report from the Iraqi capitol as
the 1991 Gulf War begins with the bombing of Baghdad. |
| Covering
War |
from "War
Stories" (Newseum)
Print and
broadcast reporters who covered wars from World War II to
the Gulf War discuss their experiences and their relationship
with the military in the collection of online video interviews. |
« websites » |
| War
Stories |
Newseum: "War
Stories"
This online companion to a 2001 exhibit at the Newseum
in Arlington, Virginia, looks at "What it's like to be
a war correspondent, on the front lines and in the trenches,
reporting on conflicts that affect the fates of nations,
cultures, and human lives." |
| Women
Who Came to the Front |
Women Come
to the Front: Journalists, Photographers, and Broadcasters
During WWII
This site from a 1995 exhibit at the Library of Congress
tells the story of eight women correspondents whose stories "open
a window on a generation of women who changed American
society forever by securing a place for themselves in
the workplace, in the newsroom, and on the battlefield." |
| Reporting
America at War |
Reporting
America at War
Based on a documentary that aired on PBS in 2003, this
Web site explores the role of American journalists "in
the pivotal conflicts of the 20th century and beyond." |
| Press
Pools and Military |
Historical
Journal of Film, Radio & Television (BC
Community Only)
Mould, David H. "Press Pools and Military--Media Relations
in the Gulf War: A Case Study of the Battle of Khafji.." Historical
Journal of Film, Radio & Television 16.2
(1996): 133 |
| Embedded
Journalists |
Journalism & Mass
Communication Quarterly (BC Community
Only)
Pfau, Michael, et al. "Embedding Journalists
in Military Combat Units: Impact on Newspaper Story Frames
and Tone." Journalism & Mass
Communication Quarterly 81.1 (2004): 74-88. |
| A
Most Deadly War |
Reporters
Without Borders
The War in Iraq: The Most Deadly One for the Media since Vietnam. Paris,
France: Reporters Without Borders, 2005 |
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