New Study Calls 'Embed' Program for U.S. Media in Iraq a 'Victory' -- for the Pentagon

Debate over the "embedded journalist" program run by the Pentagon since the weeks before the Iraq invasion in 2003 has long raged, with some claiming that it gave reporters valuable close access to action while others saying that the journalists were severely compromised within it. Now sociologist Andrew M. Lindner, writing in the spring issue of the American Sociological Association's "Context" magazine describes what is billed as the only sociological ... Full Story »

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by Mark Monday - Oct. 1, 2008

The question of "embeds" and their coverage has raged for years. The latest study may not be definitive, but it is important for every person interested in how journalists write, and what influences affect their writing. See how much of this stidy gets into the general media!

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