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“The first casualty in war is truth”. ... If we take a look back at events that have occurred, we sometimes have to wonder how much truth the media is feeding the public. ... This essay will discuss the extent of the truth in the American media along with a comparison of the media coverage of this current war with Gulf War 1.
To begin with, what evidence suggests that the war and truth are hardly mutual? Lies were always told to support the war. ... This later caused the Congress to pass the Gulf of Tonkin resolution resulting in the war against Vietnam. ... A second example occurred during the first Gulf War. In 1991, a 15-year-old Kuwaiti girl’s testimony deeply moved the Congress to approve the war against Iraq. ...
The media coverage in the duration of this current war has been phenomenal. This is the first war where the journalists assigned to it are “embedded” with a military unit.
Approximate Word count = 777
Approximate Pages = 3.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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