War and Media Operations

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War and Media Operations

The US Military and the Press from Vietnam to Iraq

Media studies: journalism Modern warfare

Author: Thomas Rid

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Collection: Cass Military Studies

Language: English

Published by: Routledge

Published on: 15th February 2007

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 548 Kb

ISBN: 9781134116867


Overview

This is the first academic analysis of the role of embedded media in the 2003 Iraq War, providing a concise history of US military public affairs management since Vietnam.

Background

In late summer 2002, the Pentagon considered giving the press an inside view of the upcoming invasion of Iraq. The decision was surprising, and the innovative "embedded media prog

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