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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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