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  The Press and the Pentagon
 
 
hile the military needs the press in order to retain the support of the public and Congress, it fears the success of its missions will be compromised by a probing press corps. The press, for its part, sees the military as an institution of government power that must be monitored. This program examines both sides of that relationship.
 

Featured Experts:

Peter Arnett, Correspondent
CNN

Clifford Bernath, Deputy Assistant for Public Affairs
Secretary of Defense

Walter Cronkite, Former CBS Correspondent and Anchor for CBS Evening News

John Fialka, Author
Hotel Warriors: Covering The Gulf War

Marvin Kalb, Evecutive Director
Joan Shorenstein Barone Center for Press, Politics and Public Policy, Harvard University

John MacArthur, Publisher
Harper's Magazine

Gen. Charles McClain, Jr., Chief of Public Affairs
U.S. Army

Col. Fred Peck, Deputy Director of Public Affairs
U.S. Marine Corps

Produced: February 26, 1995
Running Time:29 minutes
Show Number: 824

Price: $39
Internet Discount: $29

 
 

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