Friend or Foe: The Media's Role in Operational Planning

Abstract

An analysis of military-media relations and the impact of media coverage on the operational theater. The growing political employment of forces will require increased levels of public support. Military commanders have increasingly less control over media operating in-theater, while how and what is reported has more impact than ever on the operational theater. The paper discusses rights, roles, end responsibilities of both media and military, then looks at selected 20th Century case studies. Planning concerns are identified based on lessons learned and potential future employment of military forces. Theater success rests in part on these concerns being developed into an over- arching media strategy that transcends from peacetime through the spectrum of conflict.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA264432

Entities

People

  • Laurie J. Van Buskirk

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Classified Materials
  • Combat Forces
  • Combat Operations
  • Congress
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • Freedom Of Speech
  • Governments
  • International Law
  • Law
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Commanders
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • New York
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • International Journalism and Media Studies.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Strategic Security Studies