Opinion: The (Un)changing British Media Portrayal of War
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An American journalist recently suggested to me that the British media tend to analyse military affairs, relying on experts or officials, while the US media will often engage with soldiers on the ground (the Washington Post charmingly refers to these sources as ‘Grunts’). What was intended to be an offhand comment got me wondering about the British media’s relationship with their own soldiers - and the state of this relationship thanks to a decade of conflict.
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