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To: Just_Observing who wrote (2525)	3/24/2003 4:57:34 PM
From: Just_Observing	Respond to of 21614

With Media in Tow, Does Objectivity Go AWOL? About 500 reporters are with U.S. troops, but so far they've done little questioning of top officers. Some critics say balance is at stake. March 22, 2003 WAR WITH IRAQ / MEDIA NEW YORK -- Pentagon officials said Friday they are pleased with the way the American media have portrayed the war, but the flood of dazzling images arising from hundreds of reporters in the combat zone has so far crowded out a staple of previous conflicts: daily questioning of the top military officers directing the campaign. More than 500 journalists are traveling with coalition forces, generating largely positive reports and images from the battlefield. Accompanying these visuals, U.S. television networks have employed a parade of military men offering detailed analyses of the war. "We're extremely happy with the coverage," said Capt. Stewart Upton, a public affairs officer with the U.S. Central Command in Qatar. more at latimes.com