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Embedding

(Source: «Language of war. Decoding the jargon of war», Nicholas Watt and Rory McCarthy,The Guardian)

Charmingly horticultural metaphor for the US military's new approach to handling journalists in a war with Iraq.

Since Vietnam, when the government blamed reporters for fuelling anti-war protests, access to front lines has been severely restricted. Gulf war correspondents mostly followed the action via flipcharts and videos in briefing rooms. Not this time: at least 500 reporters, American and non-American, have been "embedded" inside US troop units, eating and sleeping among soldiers.

Commanders hope the "embeds" will correct Iraqi media deceptions and show US forces are abiding by the laws of war. Debate is raging among US journalists, though, over whether the embedded media may end up taking root, losing their objectivity.

 




 

 

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