ABSTRACT

Donald Matheson and Stuart Allan describe the new journalism as ‘digital war reporting’ and many of their colleagues argue the changes have brought about the ‘the end of war correspondent’ as new and different types of information gatherers appear on the scene. Steeped in the world of the old media, despite several updated editions to include contemporary conflicts, P. Knightley appears reluctant to embrace the changing technology of war reporting. The role of visual communication and visual reporting is often overlooked or treated separately from that of print correspondents. Military-media relations varied amongst the allied forces, highlighting the different approaches to reporting, censorship and propaganda. A broader revaluation of the history of war reporting makes it possible to interrogate the view that war journalism is different and distinct from normal peacetime reporting. A re-examination of the history of war reporting also generates new insights into the relationship between journalists and power.