https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdMdO-yiN-U
In class we discussed the perceptual problems posed by war, about what we know and how we know it is being conditioned. Furthermore, we touched base on how journalists' perspectives were conditioned by them being embedded during the Iraq war. In a situation like this, journalists are very unlikely to drift away from the base and interact with local populations. It becomes a very unilateral account of not only the conflict, but moreover, it becomes about the specific troop the with which a journalist is stationed.
Although there are many critiques being posed to this form of journalism, embedded journalism is not a new phenomenon (as is pointed out in the link posted). The interview I posted does an interesting job at initiating a debate insofar as journalism in conflict and international scenarios. I would like to ask the class to join the debate. Is there a "right" or a "better" way of doing journalism? What can be done to smooth out bias in reports? How badly does political affiliation contaminate one's ability to be transparent in their reports? What efforts can be made to increase authentic international coverage of events?
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