Journalism under Fire: The Reporting of War and International Crises

Taylor, Philip M.

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“…Meanwhile, military reporters also face a continually uneasy relationship with the military itself. Indeed, the "deep-rooted struggle" (Moorcraft & Taylor, 2008, p. ix) between freedom of information and speech, and state security-related secrecy, has long been acknowledged and documented (Armoudian, 2016;Taylor, 2003). Most of this "struggle" exists at the institutional level, and involves the conflicting goals of journalism and the military establishment.…”

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“Hero-Worship” or “Manipulative and Oversimplifying”: How America’s Current and Former Military Service Members Perceive Military-Related News Reporting

Schmidt

2020

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Military-related journalism serves an important purpose, and has a special relevance in the modern era of nearly continuous American military involvement. Yet, conflicting goals have long made relations between journalists and the military difficult, and both institutions have faced abundant criticism regarding the role each plays in providing information to the public. This study seeks to provide additional perspective on the topic, and involves a consideration of the views held by individual military service members and veterans regarding military-related news. Data gathered from interviews suggests that, while a diversity of perspectives exist, widespread frustration with military-related reporting is very common among the military population.

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“Hero-Worship” or “Manipulative and Oversimplifying”: How America’s Current and Former Military Service Members Perceive Military-Related News Reporting

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2020

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“…This could have been seen to be risky but journalists did have to sign forms to state that they would not betray military secrets. This protocol has now been well entrenched through previous experience, although the BBC World Service is still resented by the UK military for having broadcast news of the UK attack on Goose Green before it took place during the Falklands War (Taylor, 2003).…”

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“…Most journalists were 'embedded' in frontline units, chaperoned by a military media liaison officer. The concept of the embedded journalist was not new, however; it had first been used by the US military in their invasion of Panama in 1989 (Taylor, 2003). Nevertheless, it was used to an unprecedented extent in the Second Iraq War, as one BBC World Service Reporter testifies: 'One of the interesting things about this war was the amount of primary material coming from the embedded [reporters] on the ground'.…”

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When the British ‘Tommy’ went to war, public opinion followed

Baines

Worcester

2005

J. Publ. Aff.

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This article seeks to outline how public opinion changed over the course of the government's announcement of 2nd Gulf War in Iraq until the scandal over the alleged 'sexed-up' Downing Street intelligence dossier. Using quantitative analysis of opinion poll data, together with in-depth interviews with journalists to show how the media were complicit in providing a positive spin for the government's stance on war, the authors conclude that the positive change in public opinion once the British soldiers were deployed occurred through one of the following mechanisms: 1) a patriotic effect, 2) government communication expertise and the management of a complicit news media, 3) the public basked in the reflected glory of the initially successful military or 4) some combination of the above.

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“…The growing spread of new media technologies means that it is increasingly hard for governments to control information. Pictures of dead US soldiers killed in Gulf war II, taken by Al Jazeera, were posted on the Internet a matter of hours after US television networks refused to show them (Taylor, 2003).…”

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‘Communication, Conflict and Risk in the 21st Century: Critical Issues for Sociology’

Anderson¹

2003

Sociological Research Online

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The recent war in Iraq has generated much discussion about the role of the news media in representing war. This piece calls for greater sociological intervention into this debate. In particular, it cautions against exaggerating the ideological effects of media propaganda on public attitudes to war. The decision to go to war generated unusually high levels of public opposition. In times of war it is commonplace for policymakers and military personnel to attack the media for bias and credit them with a determining influence on public opinion. However, this piece suggests that there is a need for greater critical engagement with developments in audience research. Also, current debates also exhibit considerable confusion over concepts of ‘objectivity’, ‘impartiality’ and ‘bias’. Recent sociological work reveals both the complexities arising from the ambiguity of concepts of ‘objectivity’ and ‘bias’, and the need for a more fine-grained approach towards media effects.

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Journalism under Fire: The Reporting of War and International Crises

Cited by 6 publications

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“Hero-Worship” or “Manipulative and Oversimplifying”: How America’s Current and Former Military Service Members Perceive Military-Related News Reporting

“Hero-Worship” or “Manipulative and Oversimplifying”: How America’s Current and Former Military Service Members Perceive Military-Related News Reporting

When the British ‘Tommy’ went to war, public opinion followed

‘Communication, Conflict and Risk in the 21st Century: Critical Issues for Sociology’

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