Embedded journalism
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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 the 2001 U.S. invasion of Afghanistan.
The practice has been criticized as being part of a propaganda campaign whereby embedded journalists accompanied the invading forces as cheerleaders and flacks.
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See also
- Editorial independence
- Freedom of the press
- Military journalism, as defined by United States Department of Defense
- War correspondent
- Propagandakompanie, German article on military propaganda units during World War II
- Enemy Image, a documentary about The Pentagon's approach to news coverage of war
- Generation Kill, a book about the experiences of an embedded journalist
- Weapons of Mass Deception[1], a documentary by former network journalist, Danny Schechter. Featuring appearances by many well known journalists including Robert Young Pelton (who actually filmed the embed process and how the media worked).
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