Reporters at War War Lies and Videotape
This episode analyzes the competing interests of journalists (investigating) and military personnel (gate keeping) inside war zones. It also illustrates how American and British forces have come full-circle in the degree of access they afford battlefield reporters. Programme missing the last 8 min
How journalists have struggled to tell the truth about war for the last 150 years.
Primary Title
- Reporters at War
Secondary Title
- War Lies and Videotape
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 7 May 2006
Start Time
- 22 : 50
Finish Time
- 23 : 50
Duration
- 60:00
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Programme Description
- How journalists have struggled to tell the truth about war for the last 150 years.
Episode Description
- This episode analyzes the competing interests of journalists (investigating) and military personnel (gate keeping) inside war zones. It also illustrates how American and British forces have come full-circle in the degree of access they afford battlefield reporters. Programme missing the last 8 min
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Documentary
- War
Hosts
- Jeremy Irons (Narrator)
Contributors
- Jon Blair (Director)
- Jon Blair (Series Producer)
- Brian Woods (Executive Producer)
- True Vision (Production Unit)