Operation Iraqi Freedom Media Embedding: Wave of the Future or Flash in the Pan?
Abstract
The Media Embedding program executed by the Department of Defense during Operation Iraqi Freedom is widely accepted as an overwhelming success for the military by most observers. My paper examines five controversial issues and their implications for the next war where media embedding is practiced. There is no doubt that the Media Embedding program that was launched by the Department of Defense in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom was one of the most successful ventures between the military and the media in history. It also is the most widely written about joint venture in academia, military, and research publications. While most of the research has centered on the wide-angle view of the program and its background, the purpose of this project is to conduct a critical analysis of five controversial issues that need to be addressed and resolved by both the military and the media before the next major conflict involving large numbers of embedded media. The five issues fall under the broad areas of media equipping and manning. The issues are as follows: media vehicles; nuclear, biological, chemical protection equipment; Thuraya satellite phones; assignment of media to combat units; and embedding international media.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 18, 2005
- Accession Number
- ADA434415
Entities
People
- Franklin Childress
Organizations
- United States Army War College