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March 31, 2003
Papers Prep Replacement Reporters For Iraq
As the U.S. invasion of Iraq nears the two-week mark, newspaper editors and their reporters at the front -- no less than military planners and the public -- are wondering how long it will last, and at what price. Pondering war coverage that could go on for months, journalists are trying to "recalibrate" (to use a suddenly popular word) and plan far ahead. In some cases, editors are preparing fresh correspondents to relieve those in the field if the fighting continues much longer. Posted By Billy Beck at March 31, 2003 12:08 AM | TrackBackComments
Two weeks and their pooped already? Bummer. "Normal' rotation (tour of duty) for the mil types is 90 days, but, this ain't 'normal'. Hate for the media types to get 'fatigued'...who'll do the heavy lifting if they just can't hack it? STOP THE WAR, GERALDO WANTS TO GET OFF! Posted by: Wind Rider at March 31, 2003 12:18 AMdamn journalists got fooled by your own speel...shit this hasnt begun to be over....man people where are your brains....they iraqis already learned some valluble shit from the last war....hell i read were they were passing out videos of black hawk down....there gonna sit and wait hopeing we will go in...and we will....lets hope america and britian will see this thru...it could get nasty.... Posted by: aby normal at March 31, 2003 12:19 AMpoor jounalists! I suppose thats why they are putting out crappy reports to try end the war by public opinion. When will the war end? do math. Good to go for a while I would think. Posted by: James at March 31, 2003 12:39 AMThe grand generalities of journalism begin to wear off when thrust into the specifics of war. Surrounded by specific soldiers and specific places, the ability to encapsulate in blanket statements begins to wear off. Before you know it, the journalist begins to think the world shaped by the actions of an aggregate of individuals and not the inescapable encompassing theorems of tenured professors and pithy pundits with books to sell. Posted by: BobbyV at March 31, 2003 01:14 AMWell said Bobby! A professor is merely a student who never finished school and had a real Job. Eventually, a mental patient forever in the mental institute becomes the psychologist Posted by: James at March 31, 2003 03:24 AMWhat I demand to know is why it seems their "plan" underestimated the length and scope of the war. Did they fail to plan for reinforcements and logistics? What did the senior editors push for versus the chairman of the organization? This seems to me to be a total "failure" of planning on their part. this pretty much mirrors what is going on with the military planning as well. AS the US commander of the front line forces said, this was not something the miliary gamed for either. There was thre hope that the scenario of an early collapse would be achieved. Everyone is "re-calibrating." Does this mean we have lost? not by a long shot, but we have been the victims of our own wishful thinking. Posted by: Lance at March 31, 2003 10:03 AMPost a comment
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