Embedded journalism

nice051 · #1 Saturday, February 11, 2012

what is meant by Embedded Journalism ?

Hamidullah Gul · #2 Saturday, February 11, 2012

Reporting (or performing any journalistic activity) while being with a military mission during a war.

Bilal Ahmad Khan · #3 Monday, March 12, 2012

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Originally Posted by nice051

what is meant by Embedded Journalism ?

Embedded journalism refers to news reporters being attached to military units involved in armed conflicts. While the term could be applied to many historical interactions between journalists and military personnel, it first came to be used in the media coverage of the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The United States military responded to pressure from the country's news media who were disappointed by the level of access granted during the 1991 Gulf War and in the 2001 U.S. invasion of Afghanistan.
At the start of the war in March 2003, as many as 775 reporters and photographers were traveling as embedded journalists.These reporters signed contracts with the military promising not to report information that could compromise unit position, future missions, classified weapons and information they might find.When asked why the military decided to embed journalists with the troops, Lt. Col. Rick Long of the U.S. Marine Corps replied, "Frankly, our job is to win the war. Part of that is information warfare. So we are going to attempt to dominate the information environment.
Gina Cavallaro, a reporter for the Army Times, said, "They’re [the journalists] relying more on the military to get them where they want to go, and as a result, the military is getting smarter about getting its own story told.