Press Coverage of the Persian Gulf War: Historical Perspectives and Questions of Policy Beyond the Shadow of Vietnam - Censorship, World War I and II, Korea, Tet Offensive, Sidle Commission

Nonfiction, History, Middle East, Persian Gulf War, Military, Vietnam War
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Author: Progressive Management ISBN: 9781311761767
Publisher: Progressive Management Publication: May 30, 2016
Imprint: Smashwords Edition Language: English
Author: Progressive Management
ISBN: 9781311761767
Publisher: Progressive Management
Publication: May 30, 2016
Imprint: Smashwords Edition
Language: English

Professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction, this unique book examines American media coverage of military operations. Widely held views of military-press relations in the United States rest upon an incomplete image of the past. This became overwhelmingly evident during the recent Gulf War with its generalizations about the experience of the Vietnam War. This thesis seeks to correct such failings through a brief discussion of the role the First Amendment guarantee of freedom of the press has played regarding U.S. national security interests, followed by a thorough description of military-press relations in the 19th and 20th centuries. Chief emphasis is upon American war since 1965, with an analysis of press policy both before and during the Gulf War. It is shown that policy decisions have evolved from historical precedent and "lessons learned" from previous wars. Moreover, preliminary review of the secondary literature suggests that there exists far more continuity in U.S. military press relations than is widely perceived in the body politic and among the press. The Vietnam case, most often portrayed as devoid of military press control, can be seen as an exception, rather than the rule. Further, the Sidle Commission as well as the experiences in Grenada in 1983 and Panama in 1989 reflect a backlash against the press policy of the Vietnam War. A close examination of USCENTCOM's public affairs guidance suggests that the makers of DOD and theater press policy fully understand the need to avoid the perceived mistakes of Vietnam as well as the requirement to argue the military's case in a forceful and persuasive manner. The public backlash against the electronic media in the Gulf War, coupled with the general affection felt in American hearts and minds for the professional military, suggests that present aggressive U.S. military policies toward the press will continue. The thesis concludes with an examination of those outstanding areas of policy that demand careful attention along with recommendations toward improving future military-press policy.

CHAPTER I - INTRODUCTION: NATIONAL SECURITY VS. FREEDOM OF THE PRESS * A. DEFINING FREEDOM OF THE PRESS * 1. Reasonable Limits * 2. The Bill of Rights * B. LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS * 1. The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 * 2. Wartime Measures of Censorship * C. JUDICIAL INTERPRETATION * 1. Clear and Present Danger * 2. Media Access: The Public's Right to Know * D. A POTENT WEAPON * CHAPTER II - THE DEVELOPMENT OF MILITARY PRESS RELATIONS * A. RISE OF THE POPULAR PRESS * 1. The Revolutionary War * 2. The Mexican War * 3. The Civil War * 4. The Spanish-American War * B. CENSORSHIP COMES OF AGE * 1. World War I * 2. World War II * 3. The Korean War * CHAPTER III - THE VIETNAM WAR: AS WATERSHED * A. PERCEPTIONS AND MISPERCEPTIONS * 1. Press Policy * 2. Divergent Images * 3. The Tet Offensive: Tactical Failure, Strategic Victory * 4. The Legacy * B. POST-VIETNAM PRESS POLICIES * 1. Grenada * 2. The Sidle Commission * 3. The DOD National Media Pool * CHAPTER IV - MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE PERSIAN GULF WAR * A. PAST AS PRELUDE * B. PREPARING FOR WAR * 1. Organization * 2. Press Policy * 3. National Will * C COVERING THE WAR * 1. Taking the Offensive * 2. Taking the Defensive * D. PUBLIC OPINION * CHAPTER V - CONCLUSION: BEYOND THE PERSIAN GULF * A. A FORCE MULTIPLIER * B. CONTINUING CONTROVERSY * C. THE FUTURE * REFERENCES

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Professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction, this unique book examines American media coverage of military operations. Widely held views of military-press relations in the United States rest upon an incomplete image of the past. This became overwhelmingly evident during the recent Gulf War with its generalizations about the experience of the Vietnam War. This thesis seeks to correct such failings through a brief discussion of the role the First Amendment guarantee of freedom of the press has played regarding U.S. national security interests, followed by a thorough description of military-press relations in the 19th and 20th centuries. Chief emphasis is upon American war since 1965, with an analysis of press policy both before and during the Gulf War. It is shown that policy decisions have evolved from historical precedent and "lessons learned" from previous wars. Moreover, preliminary review of the secondary literature suggests that there exists far more continuity in U.S. military press relations than is widely perceived in the body politic and among the press. The Vietnam case, most often portrayed as devoid of military press control, can be seen as an exception, rather than the rule. Further, the Sidle Commission as well as the experiences in Grenada in 1983 and Panama in 1989 reflect a backlash against the press policy of the Vietnam War. A close examination of USCENTCOM's public affairs guidance suggests that the makers of DOD and theater press policy fully understand the need to avoid the perceived mistakes of Vietnam as well as the requirement to argue the military's case in a forceful and persuasive manner. The public backlash against the electronic media in the Gulf War, coupled with the general affection felt in American hearts and minds for the professional military, suggests that present aggressive U.S. military policies toward the press will continue. The thesis concludes with an examination of those outstanding areas of policy that demand careful attention along with recommendations toward improving future military-press policy.

CHAPTER I - INTRODUCTION: NATIONAL SECURITY VS. FREEDOM OF THE PRESS * A. DEFINING FREEDOM OF THE PRESS * 1. Reasonable Limits * 2. The Bill of Rights * B. LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS * 1. The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 * 2. Wartime Measures of Censorship * C. JUDICIAL INTERPRETATION * 1. Clear and Present Danger * 2. Media Access: The Public's Right to Know * D. A POTENT WEAPON * CHAPTER II - THE DEVELOPMENT OF MILITARY PRESS RELATIONS * A. RISE OF THE POPULAR PRESS * 1. The Revolutionary War * 2. The Mexican War * 3. The Civil War * 4. The Spanish-American War * B. CENSORSHIP COMES OF AGE * 1. World War I * 2. World War II * 3. The Korean War * CHAPTER III - THE VIETNAM WAR: AS WATERSHED * A. PERCEPTIONS AND MISPERCEPTIONS * 1. Press Policy * 2. Divergent Images * 3. The Tet Offensive: Tactical Failure, Strategic Victory * 4. The Legacy * B. POST-VIETNAM PRESS POLICIES * 1. Grenada * 2. The Sidle Commission * 3. The DOD National Media Pool * CHAPTER IV - MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE PERSIAN GULF WAR * A. PAST AS PRELUDE * B. PREPARING FOR WAR * 1. Organization * 2. Press Policy * 3. National Will * C COVERING THE WAR * 1. Taking the Offensive * 2. Taking the Defensive * D. PUBLIC OPINION * CHAPTER V - CONCLUSION: BEYOND THE PERSIAN GULF * A. A FORCE MULTIPLIER * B. CONTINUING CONTROVERSY * C. THE FUTURE * REFERENCES

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