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When Truth is the First Casualty of War
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISM ___________________________________________________________ WHEN TRUTH IS THE FIRST CASUALTY OF WAR INTRODUCTION It is a widely held belief that 'truth is the first casualty of war'. The words of Winston Churchill, "Truth is so precious that she must often be attended by a Bodyguard of Lies" also encapsulates the universal truism that the truth is inevitably distorted in times of war. Never has this been so apparent than in the United States' 'war on terror' and in particular Operation Iraqi Freedom. The media coverage of the Iraq War in 2003 has been at the forefront of journalistic ethical discourse because for the first time, over 600 journalists were embedded with coalition forces and given unprecedented access to military operations and personnel. The concept of 'embedded journalists' poses an ethical quandary for the media as it presents significant challenges to truth and objectivity. This essay will argue that the pursuits of truth and objectivity...
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