THE GULF WAR: The Battle Front : Words on the War
‘The big test for American journalists has yet to come: an allied ground offensive against the dug-in Iraqis in Kuwait. This is not Vietnam, where military security and journalistic access posed few problems. This war is a big war--with censorship and military escorts for journalists--World War II style. And most journalists are new to the military and to the realities of battle. The major newspapers and newsmagazines will have enough time and expertise to sort things out; I fear television, especially “instant” TV, will simply be overwhelmed by the awful drama when and if the ground war starts.’
PETER BRAESTRUP is former Saigon bureau chief for the Washington Post and author of “Battle Lines, A Study of Wartime Military Media Relations.”
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