War and the media (Wilton Park paper) - Softcover

The media and the military have fundamentally opposed information objectives during wartime: the military must protect operational security and the lives of armed forces while the media seeks to satisfy the public's right to know and in doing so gain new viewers or readers. This Wilton Park Paper examines the relationship between the media and the military during the Gulf War and how they influenced each other, and whether the media affected actual events. It concludes that journalists and government officials should draw upon the experience of the Gulf War to develop an improved framework for co-operation in subsequent major international conflicts.