A tale of two statues: Contemporary conflict reporting constraints and the Battle of Baghdad

Although television conflict reporting has usually been limited by risks to journalists’ safety, the death throes of Baathist Iraq in April 2003 provided viewers with a unique opportunity to vicariously witness the fall of a large modern city.  Yet if the iconic moment of the Second Gulf War came w...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stephen Ellmers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pacific Media Centre 2018-07-01
Series:Pacific Journalism Review
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Online Access:https://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/47