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Sylvester (mass communicating, Louisiana State U.) and Huffman (journalism and broadcast journalism, Texas Christian U.) summarize the perspectives of many players in the US war news industry, often quoting from memoirs and interviews. They begin with a review of war coverage over the last half of the 20th century from Walter Cronkite to Neal Conan. Then they focus on the war on Iraq, with the views of the military; media executives; and visual, print, television, and radio journalists. A final chapter looks at competition and complaints. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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During what some have called the 'most televised war in history,' did journalistic objectivity fall by the wayside? Were the experiences of embedded journalists in Iraq markedly different from reporters who went on their own? Reporting from the Front is a provocative look at media and the Iraq War—spanning issues from basic reporting and coverage to ethical dilemmas, personal safety, and training with the military. Featuring interviews with journalists such as Anne Garrels and Ivan Watson of NPR and Bob Schieffer and Byron Pitts of CBS, among others, Reporting from the Front offers personal insights from a wide range of correspondents, producers, editors, photojournalists, media managers, and military and defense officials about reporting on Iraq as well as on previous wars and other conflicts.
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