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A 4 page paper which argues that war reporting is different from other types of journalism and examines the reasons behind these differences. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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or institution. Once upon a time, reporters were entrusted with the responsibility of covering news events as they happen. However, in times of war, media responsibilities are redefined
and priorities are reshuffled. Johann Galtung, a professor of peace studies, described what he called "12 Points of Concern," which targets what he believes to be journalisms consistent failure
in the reporting of war and violence, which includes sensationalism, minimizing conflict variables that belies the complexity of issues and fosters a good versus evil mentality, portrays violence as inevitable,
and excludes the consequences of conflict such as the grief caused by wartime casualties and the calculated omission of peace proposals or reconciliation alternatives (Schechter, 2001). The federal governments
press secretary and cabinet officials direct the flow of information so as to generate a flood of public support for the effort, employing the media BBC News producer Kenneth Payne
(2005) accurately described as "an instrument of war" (p. 81). The late Katherine Graham, owner of The Washington Post, advocated this practice, arguing that the media plays an important
role in protecting natural security, and maintained, "There are some things the general public does not need to know and shouldnt. I believe democracy flourishes when the government can
take legitimate steps to keep its secrets and when the press can decide whether to print what it knows" (Quoted in Ehrlich and Pincus, 1999, p. 324).
This changes the way in which journalists report war as opposed to other types of news because there is a government agenda that takes
priority over the stories themselves. The media and the government are essentially working together to achieve a common goal "to support battlefield operations" instead of the press acting as
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