The discussion our class had yesterday on embedded journalism was extremely interesting to me. I did some research on the topic and researchers found that a study done on embedded journalists found that the journalists do not face any more of a risk for psychological disorders than nonembedded journalists do.
However, after watching the film “Generation Kill,” I find that embedded journalists have a much different experience than nonembedded journalists do. Embedded journalists are assigned to a squad and essentially become one of the soldiers. The journalists develop a relationship among their squad and may become bias when reporting on the war.
Do you think that relationships developed with the soldiers while reporting on the war will have an effect on the articles written by the journalists or their point of view?
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