Testing times: Kiwi journalists and the military

Testing times: Kiwi journalists and the military

War correspondents, long the object of popular fascination, have been the focus of academic study since Phillip Knightley published The First Casualty in 1976. While New Zealand journalists did not cover the second Iraq War in 2003, the furore over the US practice of ‘embedding’ journalists was fel...

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Main Authors: Denise Mackay, Margie Comrie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pacific Media Centre 2008-04-01
Series:Pacific Journalism Review
Subjects:
war correspondents
conflict journalism
conflict reporting
media relations
military relations
Online Access:https://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/922
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spelling doaj-998c37b899fa48a9a7bc007bffa231372020-11-25T03:00:24ZengPacific Media CentrePacific Journalism Review1023-94992324-20352008-04-0114110.24135/pjr.v14i1.922Testing times: Kiwi journalists and the militaryDenise MackayMargie Comrie War correspondents, long the object of popular fascination, have been the focus of academic study since Phillip Knightley published The First Casualty in 1976. While New Zealand journalists did not cover the second Iraq War in 2003, the furore over the US practice of ‘embedding’ journalists was felt in New Zealand. Drawing on in-depth interviews with seven seasoned defence reporters, this article examines the relationship between the New Zealand Army and journalists during times of conflict. https://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/922war correspondentsconflict journalismconflict reportingmedia relationsmilitary relations
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conflict reporting
media relations
military relations
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description War correspondents, long the object of popular fascination, have been the focus of academic study since Phillip Knightley published The First Casualty in 1976. While New Zealand journalists did not cover the second Iraq War in 2003, the furore over the US practice of ‘embedding’ journalists was felt in New Zealand. Drawing on in-depth interviews with seven seasoned defence reporters, this article examines the relationship between the New Zealand Army and journalists during times of conflict.
topic war correspondents
conflict journalism
conflict reporting
media relations
military relations
url https://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/922
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