The Role of the Department of Defense Embedded Reporter Program in Future Conflicts

Abstract

The embedded reporter program in Operation Iraqi Freedom was a huge undertaking, requiring extensive planning and coordination to organize and implement. The Department of Defense (DoD) invested much time and resources to help give the media relatively unfettered access to soldiers on the battlefield. A search on Google or any other search engine will yield a proliferation of articles and references on the embedded reporter topic. At present, there is much information, but limited relevant analysis that is of specific value to the battlefield commander or the strategic decision maker. The purpose of this work is to evaluate the feasibility of the DoD implementing the embedded reporter program again in future major conflicts. The research concludes that the embedded media program is a feasible and effective means for the DoD and the United States Army to facilitate the media on the battlefield and should be an element in media policy for future military conflicts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 07, 2005
Accession Number
ADA437679

Entities

People

  • Raymundo Villarreal Jr

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Information Operations
  • Iraqi-War
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Applications
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Science
  • Recreation
  • Students
  • Terrorism
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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