It takes two to make a team

Article Abstract:

Issues concerning the influence of a 1995 book about the relationship between the media and the military, "America's Team: The Odd Couple," are examined, focusing on the formal efforts the US military took to engage the book and the little response the book received from the news media. Topics include the use of the book at the US Naval Academy, meetings between the authors of the book and military officials, the constant and changing nature of military-media relationships, and the need for cooperation between the media and the military in order to serve the public.

Influence, Military policy, America's Team: The Odd Couple (Book)

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Enough is enough: journalists should draw a line in the sand to limit the military's attempts at absolute secrecy

Article Abstract:

Issues concerning the deteriorating relationship between the government and the press since the Vietnam War, as it regards the press coverage of military actions, are examined. Topics include press coverage of the Grenada invasion, the Persian Gulf War, legal efforts the press has taken to oppose restricted access, and efforts the press should take to convince the public that First Amendment rights should prevail.

World, Laws, regulations and rules, Government and the press, Press policy

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Battle impressions

Article Abstract:

A correspondent from the Spanish-American War of 1898 describes his experience during the battle of El Caney. Topics include his relationship with General Chafee, his glimpse of Spanish troops in a trench, and his wounding.

Excerpt, United States history, Cosmopolitan (Periodical)

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