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Artists to the war

Posted by: Stephen Baker on May 28

David Carr of the NY Times writes about tight Pentagon restrictions on war coverage in Iraq. No photos of wounded without their permission, and tighter rules about soldiers’ blogging. (Here’s a link to some of them on Military.com) I’m thinking that maybe news organizations should send artists, like the ones who work at trials, to send back images from the war. Either that, or the papers could Photoshop out the faces or other distinguishing features of the soldiers. There must be some way to respect their privacy while giving us a true look at what’s going on.

Reader Comments

csven

May 28, 2007 10:38 AM

"There must be some way to respect their privacy while giving us a true look at what's going on."

What makes you believe anyone on any side has any intention of providing a "true look" except when it benefits them?

Wally Bock

May 28, 2007 01:24 PM

Technology is part of this. We can now broadcast images from the battlefield that infiltrate our living rooms, arriving well before any official or personal communication. One friend of my daughter's learned that her husband had been wounded when he called her on his cell phone from a hospital. "I didn't want you to worry if you saw something on television." he told her.

K T Cat

June 16, 2007 08:24 AM

Lord Haw Haw was closer to giving a "true look at what's going on" than the American media is. The problem isn't the photos, it's their abysmal ignorance.

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