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When the United States goes to war, the news media’s job is to provide extensive, independent coverage, whether the government likes it or not. In a democracy that’s the way it’s supposed to be. But the niceties of democratic theory don’t always bother the many government officials who try to limit and even dictate the coverage of conflict.
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Seib, P. (2004). Technology and Empathy:. In: Beyond the Front Lines. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4039-7382-5_3
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