Media Coverage of the Iraq War
New York Times photojournalist Michael Kamber recently released a new book Photojournalists on War: the Untold Stories From Iraq. He and a group of journalists spoke about lessons learned fr…
464 viewsNew York Times photojournalist Michael Kamber recently released a new book Photojournalists on War: the Untold Stories From Iraq. He and a group of journalists spoke about lessons learned fr…
464 viewsDavid Hackworth, author of About Face: The Odyssey of an American Warrior, discusses his experience, success, and eventual disillusionment in the U.S. Army. After rising to the rank of colon…
9,556 viewsPhotojournalists, reporters, and academic scholars talked about the ethics of “embedded” journalists working with military units. They also told descriptive stories of working as journalists…
1,360 viewsWitnesses testified on how best to protect critical infrastructure information throughout our government, while at the same time safe-guarding the public’s right to know.
167 viewsFormer Vietnam War correspondents talked about their experiences while covering the conflict after U.S. troops pulled out of Vietnam in 1972. This was part of an event concerning several wa…
409 viewsSteven Casey talked about his book Selling the Korean War: Propaganda, Politics, and Public Opinion in the United States, 1950-1953 (Oxford University Press, 2008). In his book about how the…
641 viewsRepresentative Buck McKeon talked about President Obama’s national security and defense policies, as well as the proposed fiscal year 2011 defense budget. Following his remarks he responded …
54 viewsMichael Chertoff talked about his new book, Homeland Security: Assessing the First Five Years (University of Pennsylvania Press; September 1, 2009). He responded to telephone calls, electron…
891 viewsIn New York City the Second Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments on U.S. Department of Defense v. the Associated Press. The Court must decide if the Pentagon has to release the iden…
628 viewsThe panel talked about the role of journalism in world and military affairs. They talked about strategies to become more effective in the journalist occupation. Advice included fair question…
106 viewsMr. Sheehan gave five 30-minute interviews about his book. The fourth interview was titled “The Press in Vietnam.” Neil Sheehan won the 1989 Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction for A Bright Shinin…
1,773 viewsParticipants talked about technological advancements in public safety. Topics included federal funding and the implementation of new technologies. Participants also responded to questions fr…
280 viewsParticipants discussed the media’s coverage of the war on terrorism with students from around the nation participating in Close Up Foundation’s week-long government studies program. Topics i…
162 viewsGen. Vincent Brooks, chief of public affairs for the Army, discussed the reporting coming out of Iraq, and the relationship between the military and the media. Gen. Brooks was the soldier wh…
268 viewsPanelists talked about how war reporting and press relations with the military have changed since the Vietnam War, reporting rules, information gathering and relations with the military. Tho…
248 viewsThe panelists talked about the press coverage of World War II. They also discussed the upcoming dedication of the National World War II Memorial. Pictures of the memorial were shown. Mr. Mil…
115 viewsBob Arnot, a former MSNBC special correspondent in Iraq, moderated a forum titled "If They Don’t Report, You Can’t Decide: Untold Stories of Success from Operation Iraq Freedom". The speake…
420 viewsTimothy Carlson talked via video link from Denver about the book he co-edited, Embedded: The Media at War in Iraq, published by Globe Pequot Press. The book contains the personal stories of …
217 viewsMichael Wolff talked about the media coverage of the war with Iraq, including his experiences during the two weeks he spent at Central Command Headquarters in Doha, Qatar. He responded to au…
100 viewsJohn Ellis talked about the media coverage of the war with Iraq, including the work of embedded reporters, and the war coverage by MSNBC, FOX News, and CNN. He responded to audience telephon…
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