Films for the Humanities and Sciences - Reporters at War: War, Lies, and Videotape

Reporters at War: War, Lies, and Videotape

It is said that in war, truth is the first casualty. This program examines the oftentimes confrontational relationship between America’s media and the U.S. military and how, from the Vietnam War to Operation Iraqi Freedom, the two sides have tried to outwit and outthink each other. Interviews with renowned American journalists Walter Cronkite, Andy Rooney, and Peter Jennings, among others, and Jihad Ali Ballout, head of communications at Al Jazeera, are featured. Where does the truth fit when a free and democratic society goes to war? Graphic news footage is included. Viewer discretion is advised. A Discovery Channel Production. (46 minutes)

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Item#: BVL33653
Copyright date: ©2004
VHS ISBN 978-0-7365-9862-0
DVD ISBN 978-0-7365-9863-7


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