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WAr and the Media

War and the Media
War and the media have shared a close bond during the last century. With the developments of radio, television, and the internet, news is able to go directly from the frontlines to our homes. Media is protected in the Constitution under the first amendment so they are free to publish anything. People around the world rely on the media for news everyday and most believe what they hear. But from developments in Vietnam War, it has become clear that people cannot believe all the information they receive from the media. The media is a biased source of information that only reports news that is beneficial to a country or profitable to a company.
During the war with Iraq, a large percent of the country and the world protested U.S. involvement after the UN Security Council vote failed. The media reported these protest until the war started. The media turned into a pro-war cult. On April 24, two leading media bosses, Ted Turner who founded CNN and the BBC Director Gen...

Posted by: Margaret Rowden

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