TY - JOUR
T1 - Embeds' perceptions of censorship
T2 - Can you criticize a soldier then have breakfast with him in the morning?
AU - Johnson, Thomas J.
AU - Fahmy, Shahira
PY - 2009/1
Y1 - 2009/1
N2 - This study examines a survey of embedded journalists worldwide to explore their opinions about press freedom and the degree to which they believe their reports were censored during the Iraq War. Our findings suggest most journalists took a social responsibility approach to freedom of the press during the war in Iraq, saying the needs of the media and the military need to be balanced. Overall, embeds reported that they experienced little censorship in Iraq and explained that they did not self-censor their stories.
AB - This study examines a survey of embedded journalists worldwide to explore their opinions about press freedom and the degree to which they believe their reports were censored during the Iraq War. Our findings suggest most journalists took a social responsibility approach to freedom of the press during the war in Iraq, saying the needs of the media and the military need to be balanced. Overall, embeds reported that they experienced little censorship in Iraq and explained that they did not self-censor their stories.
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U2 - 10.1080/15205430801950650
DO - 10.1080/15205430801950650
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:64149085711
SN - 1520-5436
VL - 12
SP - 52
EP - 77
JO - Mass Communication and Society
JF - Mass Communication and Society
IS - 1
ER -