Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]B. D. Colen jotted down the following: > The heavy handed censorship in the Gulf War was a direct result of, and > reaction to, the journalistic freedom of Vietnam. As someone who witnessed the Gulf War from a dorm room in northern Europe primarily through CNN, my impression wasn't so much one of censored press as orchestrated press. It appeared as thought the US military completely dictated what the media reported (or at least CNN -- and virtually everyone else picked up and re-reported the CNN stories), along with which supporting media such as photos, video footage and stills they could use. The most surprising aspect of all this was that CNN seemed perfectly happy and willing to go along with the arrangement. M. - -- Martin Howard | Visiting Scholar, CSEL, OSU | What boots up must come down. email: howard.390@osu.edu | www: http://mvhoward.i.am/ +---------------------------------------