Some journalists are fighting that, however.
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This week on the Media Report we take a look at censorship and war. As the last Gulf War showed, once conflict starts the images we see and words we hear are heavily controlled by the military.
Just what effect does the "pooling" of footage have on our perception of war? We talk to a former Gulf War reporter about the difficulties in getting to the truth when you're a long way from the frontline and under military control.
The ABC actually ran this show twice; once a few months ago and just recently in the "Summer Best-Of" series.
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