Media in the Gulf War

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"Introduction
The role of the media in the Gulf War was given a good deal of attention because of concerns raised by Ronald Reagan's incursion into Grenada, a battle that included restrictions on the press that were seen as unacceptable and as designed to prevent criticism of the action at home. Both the Bush Administration and the media were especially concerned about the issue of access, about whether the media would be told as much as it wanted to know about the conduct of the war or would be able to follow the troops right into battle. As it happened, the media played a major role in the Gulf War, with new technologies involving satellites and cable bringing the war directly into homes around the world and with correspondents broadcasting from the center of the action in Baghdad. Arguably, the way the media..."

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