I Wouldn't Kick Him Out of Embed (from PR Watch)

[Up2Late]

(Looks like we missed this one here, it's from Friday, originally from Editors and Publishers)

I Wouldn't Kick Him Out of Embed

(From: Center for Media and Democracy - Publishers of PR Watch)

(Original Source: Editor & Publisher, December 15, 2005)

The U.S. Coalition Forces Land Component Command in Kuwait pulled the credentials of two embedded journalists from the Virginian-Pilot newspaper in Norfolk, Virginia, reportedly for publishing a picture of a bullet-ridden Humvee parked in a Kuwaiti camp.

Military officials said the picture violated embed rules, although "the journalists had been escorted by military personnel to a compound where the vehicles were located."

The president of the organization Military Reporters and Editors protested the decision. "Our job is not to be stooges of the administration or the Pentagon and be complicit in their attempt to manage the news," he said. "We are here to tell our readers about the war." The group plans to urge the Pentagon to review its embed rules next year.

<http://www.prwatch.org/node/4296>

Original E&P article at this link: <http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001699490>

[wtmusic]

1. That bullet-riddled Humvee was classified info

Seems to be the trend: damaging = classified

[NanceGreggs]

2. For a gov't by the People and for the People ...

... this particular government has something to hide AT ALL TIMES.
Do you think even the hard-core Repugs think about that?

[Up2Late]

3. kick n/t

:kick:

[seabeyond]

4. just to confirm how good du is, i already read this here, wink n/t

[Up2Late]

5. Really? I did a search before I posted it, and it didn't turn up...

...Do you remember the headline you found? :shrug: Maybe it was a similar incident from earlier, I don't think this is the first time it's happened.

[seabeyond]

6. something about, this is what happens to journalists when they

are honest.......??

but cool you would do a search before posting. i always fail on search, googling too. i am bad. i am sure it is same post. will look at yours closer. i think i read it this morning

on edit: now i am not so sure same story. but was two reporters on the other story too. just dont remember it was about a humvee. wow if two seperate events

[Up2Late]

7. kick n/t

:kick: