Military and the Media - What's Next After Embedding?

Abstract

The Department of Defense made a breakthrough in the military-media battlefield relationship during Operation Iraqi Freedom through the use of embedded media. The Embedded Media Program allowed journalists to be on the front lines with the different services prior to, during and after military combat operations. Both the military and media's initial feedback deemed the program a success and believe all future military operations will use embedded media. This paper will explore past battlefield relationships between military commanders and journalists, assess the embedded media strategy during Operation Iraqi Freedom I major combat operations, and identify a framework to assess embedding as a military-media strategy during future military operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 08, 2009
Accession Number
ADA500793

Entities

People

  • Thomas C. Beane Jr.

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil War
  • Combat Operations
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Iraqi-War
  • Military Commanders
  • Military Operations
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Newspapers
  • Second World War
  • Students
  • United States
  • War
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

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