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The Military-news Media Relationship
Charles W. Ricks
其他書名
Thinking Forward
出版Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, 1993
主題Political Science / Political Freedom
ISBN14636737449781463673741
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=UO__vQAACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋One of the realities of modern military operations has been that they are often subjected to intense scrutiny by the international news media. Under most circumstances, the deployment of U.S. forces attracts large numbers of print and broadcast journalists dedicated to providing their audiences with near real-time information of varying accuracy and completeness. This extraordinary availability of information may well affect the agenda of the executive and legislative branches of government and have important impacts on military decisionmakers in operational theaters. Over the course of the next six months, the Strategic Studies Institute will examine the impact of the media's technological advances on strategic and operational level planning and policymaking, first in an overseas theater, and subsequently on decisions made at the national level. The first of these two studies recognizes the complexity of executing military operations under the scrutiny of a very responsive, high technology world news media. Given the volatile, unstable, and ambiguous environment in which armed forces can find themselves, the actions of field forces have a greater chance than ever before of affecting subsequent strategic decisions made at higher levels. The pressure on field commanders to "get it right the first time" is demonstrably greater than ever. The author intends that these thoughts provide commanders with an understanding of the high technology and competitive news media environment they can expect to experience and offers specific suggestions for successfully communicating with reporters. To that end, and as a departure from its normal focus on strategic issues, the Strategic Studies Institute is pleased to publish this monograph to assist operational commanders and their staffs and to contribute to improving the efficiency of the relationship between the military and the news media.