Introduction

 

Since the beginning of media broadcasting, war happenings have been a huge part of the news. In the 1930's, people wanted to know how the soldiers were doing over seas and would pay a nickel to watch the news in a theater. The 1960's began a new era of coverage that the media did. Reporters would report on the frontlines in the Vietnam with gunfire in the background and even show soldiers being killed in the line of duty. In our most recent War in Iraq, reporters have been traveling with the troops and reporting via satellite phone. When broadcasting the report on current happenings, you see the journalist in such a surreal setting with gunfire and bombs being shot through the air. Also, their more graphic pictures are being shown on live broadcasting segments. The question that arises and remains, is the media coverage of the war too much?

In this report, issues such as the positives and negatives of having media on the frontline of war, the affects of media coverage on children and special interviews with three gentlemen who are in the army! A survey was conducted among faculty and students, and the results will be discussed within the report also. While reading this please do not let personal feelings of this report interfere with your interpretation of the article. ENJOY!

 
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