Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I remember reading that during World War II overseas journalists were put under military juristiction. This was in Edward R. Murrow's biography. It showed a picture of him in military uniform. Mike D B. D. Colen wrote: > I understand a handful of individuals, who found themselves in > situations where they put down the camera or note pad and either picked > up a gun, or wounded soldiers, to save their own lives and those of the > men around them, receiving citations afterwards. (Although I don't know > that accepting the citations is appropriate.) But the idea of a > government giving a 'campaign' ribbon or medal to all the journalists > who covered a campaign is really repugnant...The media is NOT supposed > to be an arm of the military. And even beyond ethics, there's the very > real question of of whether having it known that a government views the > media as an arm of the military will result in more reporters and > cameramen and women being intentionally targeted. > > B. D. > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Tim > Atherton > Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 6:58 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Cc: msmall@infionline.net > Subject: [Leica] RE: Embedded Brit journalists will receive Iraq > Campaign medal > > > > >>Is there any previous war time situations where media received a medal > > >>for doing their job? >> >>ted > > > I seem to have a memory that Commonwealth WWII war correspondents got > campaign medals? (not sure about US) As well as military gallantry > medals? > > Joseph Galloway of UPI (We Were Soldiers Once and Young) got the Bronze > Star for bravery in Vietnam > > I'll have to check my copy of The First Casualty and see if it mentions > it. > > Marc, this is your territory...? > > tim > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html