POL_S 317 Lecture 10: Poly Sci 317 lecture 10
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Theory of indexing the case of the vietnam war: the lessons of vietnam. With increasing disagreements among the elites, the press became more adversarial. The public disapproval of the war rose. Deny reporters access to the war zone i. e. grenada (1983) Hundreds of american reporters attempted to make their way to the war zone. The pentagon refused to give them access. The experience of grenada some reform efforts. Grant access, but only in the form of closely supervised media pools. Small groups of reporters representing several print and broadcast news organizations work under close supervision of the defense. The pool reporters" coverage is made available for use by all recognized news organizations. Government tried to limit the media"s access. At the end of the day, the press now has only limited. Journalists didn"t give up, requesting more access: two models of representation access.
