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1252 Joseph J. Mathews, Reporting the Wars, (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1957) p 192. 1253 Mathews, Ibid. For an excellent history of the American experience of military-media relationship in war, see Peter Braestrup’s, Battle Lines: Report of the Twentieth Century Fund Task Force on the Military and the Media. (New York: Priority Press, 1985). 1254 H. Norman Schwarzkopf, It Doesn’t Take A Hero: An Autobiography (New York: Bantam Books, 1992). 1255 “The Instant Replay War: Television News Coverage of the Persian Gulf War,” Media Monitor (Wash, D.C.: Center for Media and Public Affairs), Apr 1991. According to the study: “Among the services, Marines were quoted most often. Their 306 appearances outranked the Army’s 262, despite frequent sound bites from Army Gen Powell (36) and Schwarzkopf (80). Air Force personnel were quoted only 159 times, and the Navy’s only 75 times,” p 3. 1256 The Center for Media and Public Affairs conducts continuing content analyses of broadcast news programs of the three networks. The Center, a nonpartisan, nonprofit research organization, conducts scientific studies of how the media treat social and political issues. The results of the research are published in the Center’s monthly publication, Media Monitor. Unfortunately, they do not analyze CNN, a cable not broadcast television network. 1257 Media Monitor, Apr 1991, p 2. 1258 Maj Tiedemann, CENTAF/PA during Desert Shield/Storm, confirms that Lt Gen Horner prohibited newsmen from flying on board combat aircraft. Despite frequent appeals through public affairs channels to open combat aircraftparticularly B-52sto reporters, Gen Horner refused to revise his policy. 1259 Edward R. Murrow and Walter Cronkite and other reporters flew on board American bomber aircraft on missions over Germany. Newsmen also flew on board FAC and EB-66s on combat missions during Vietnam. In peacetime, newsmen routinely fly on board USAF combat aircraft including the F-15, F-16 and B-52. 1260 See John Fialka's treatment of this subject in his book, Hotel Warriors. Boston University's Center for Defense Journalism is the only specialized training program offered in the U.S. to prepare and educate reporters covering military affairs. According to Col Gallagher and other public affairs officers in Riyadh, CENTCOM attempted to compensate for the lack of education of many of the reporters covering Desert Storm by conducting “background” sessions with military experts in Riyadh on military subjects including amphibious landings, close air support, and mine clearing to familiarize reporters with the concepts. The sessions were conducted off camera, after official briefings, to avoid embarrassing the news media representatives attending them. 1261 These and other public affairs-specific “lessons learned” from the war are expounded on in greater detail in U.S. Central Command Air forces, Public Affairs Lessons Learned Report: Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm, Aug 1990 - Feb 1991 (Vol I & II) (Langley AFB, VA: ACC/PA, 1991). 1262 Intvw with Colonel Phil Lacombe, director of Public Affairs, U.S. Space Command, Peterson AFB, CO, 29 Dec 1992. Colonel Lacombe, then a lieutenant colonel, was a USAF augmentee to the CENTCOM staff in Riyadh, serving as a special assistant to Cpt Ron Wildermuth (USN), director of Public Affairs for CENTCOM. Colonel Lacombe and other members of the CENTCOM staff, as a matter of course, attempted to be as proactive in their approach to handling issues and assessing their potential impact in the press, rather than waiting and then reacting to press coverage. But in war, as in peacetime, that's not always possible. 1263 (S) Dr. William E. Nawyn, AWS Historian, Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm, Chapter III, The Weather Information System, 12 Mar 1992, p 13. 1264 Ibid. 1265 Ibid, p 12. 1266 Intvw, Col William S. Koenemann, Cmdr, 5th Weather Wind and Dr. William E. Nawyn, AWS Historian, 4 Jan 1991, p 14. 1267 Intvw, Lt Col Gerald F. Riley, Staff Weather Officer to CENTCOM and Dr. William E. Nawyn, AWS Historian, 29 May 1991, p 5; (S) Dr. William E. Nawyn, AWS Historian, Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, Chapter III, The Weather Information System, 12 Mar 1992, p 20. 1268 (S) Dr. William E. Nawyn, AWS Historian, Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm, Chapter III, The Weather Information System, 12 Mar 1992, p 15. 1269 Ibid, p 19. 1270 Ibid, p 13 1271 Ibid, p 16. 1272 Ibid, pp 24-26. 1273 Intvw, Col William S. Koenemann, Cmdr, 5th Weather Wing and Dr. William E. Nawyn, AWS Historian, 4 Jul 1991, pp 15-17. 1274 (S) Dr. William, E. Nawyn, AWS Historian, AWS Role in Operation Desert Storm/Desert Shield, 27 Feb 1992, Chp 3, pp 3-11. 1275 (S) Dr. William E. Nawyn, AWS Historian, Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm, The Weather Information System, 12 Mar 1992, pp 4-10. 1276 (S) Intvw, Lt Col William H. Campbell, ARCENT Staff Weather Officer, 7th Weather Squadron and Dr. William E. Hawyn, AWS Historian, 1 Jul 1991, p 23. 1277 Intvw, Col William S. Koenemann, Cmdr, 5th Weather Wing and Dr. William E. Nawyn, AWS Historian, 4 Jun 1991, p 13. 1278 Ibid, p 14. Directory: sgp -> library sgp -> Sgp country Programme Strategy for op6 sgp -> Itu-d study groups sgp -> Internship with Congressional Campaign Exploratory Committee — Only 4 spots left! sgp -> Using Well Logs in the Petroleum Industry sgp -> Telecommunication development bureau itu-d study groups Download 5.55 Mb. Share with your friends:
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