1. 1963-2002
Remembering
Daniel Pearl
“Killing him so brutally, in front of a video camera, marked a new
low in man’s inhumanity to man”
Judea Pearl, Father of Daniel Pearl
2. REPORTING WAR
War coverage is
manipulative, deliberate and
sensationalized
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BUT What if wars were
NEVER reported at all?
3. The trailblazers: Birth of
War Correspondence
*War Correspondence has been existing since
the time of journalism
*Before modern journalism long, epic-like
accounts were penned after the end of a war.
*Recent conflicts such as the Persian Gulf Wars
and Kosovo War received a great deal of
coverage. And as they call it, the rest is history!
4. Did You Know?
*In the 19th century, a war correspondent was
also known as a Special Correspondent.
*Many third world wars received less substantial
coverage, because the media is less interested
and with the poor infrastructure system, it
makes it more expensive. And the conflicts
are far more dangerous for war
correspondence.
5.
6. Do you recognise the grumpy looking young man in
the picture, seated second from the left?
This is a group shot of war correspondents taken
during the Second Boer War
7. Sir Winston Churchill 1874 -1965
In 1899, Winston Churchill headed to South Africa as a
newspaper correspondent for the Morning Post to cover
the Boer War between British and Dutch settlers.
8. REPORTING WAR
My First Standpoint:
War coverage is
MANIPULATIVE, DELIBERATE
& SENSATIONALISED!!
9. Why Are War Correspondences
Crucial?
• People need to stay abreast of any and every
latest happening, be it good or bad.
• Wars also have societal impact, be it
nationwide or worldwide
• The government could use war
correspondences to harness people’s support.
Thus it is shaped into a subtle propaganda.
10. Why Are War Correspondences
Crucial?
• People love dramas, bloodshed and gore.
Everyone is curious enough to know what
really happened, who died, and henceforth.
• It allows people, nations and the world to live
through a historic event.
• Last but not least, war coverage makes news
more sellable than ever!
11. War reports are rehearsed, manipulated and strategised.
Why not have war reported off-handedly on a much
spontaneous note?
*That is because they need to serve the perspective of the nation or
the news agency.
*The reporters need to set their tone right to deliver the right kind
of war coverage.
12. Here is a one minute video to show that
war reporting are actually rehearsed in
advance!
http://youtu.be/SQBnOaxxPGY
15. A war theme is known to be a very
saleable theme, be it on print or on
screen.
It is known to be one of the most
appealing theme that a storyline or an
idea could actually be born out of it.
22. If there weren’t any sensationalized news about wars or extensive
coverage on war and terror, life would be almost a fairytale.
It is close to impossible to have such a life because:
•Wars have been there since the birth of time.
•It has always been a war of good over evil.
•Wars have taken form into battles among nations or sometimes
even battles by proxy.
23. If wars and terrors were NEVER reported:
Lessons would never been learnt
A nation would make its own history without any recordings
The younger generations would be left in the dark as to of how the
nation was build.
There would be no marking on the milestones of the world history.
26. It could be the British, American or even the Russian
perspective…
27. Or it could be a whole new perspective that adds
dimension to news-making…
28. Without such different perspectives, the reading
masses wouldn’t be able to get a pristine clear
picture of the story.
It is often said that a coin has two sides.
And a war report is no different…
For e.g.: We would be duped into thinking that
the Bush Administration is always right
29. If such extreme reports like those you see on the Iraq War Logs NEVER
existed, we would be missing out on the crude details of war and terror.
15,000 new civilian deaths uncovered Allegations of prisoner abuse by
in leak US troops after Abu Ghraib
The leaked US war logs contain President Bush promised an
details of thousands more civilian immediate stop to prisoner abuse
deaths in Iraq, according to estimates after Abu Ghraib, but the war
by Iraq Body Count logs detail a stream of similar
claims against coalition troops...
Without in-depth war coverage, we will never
be able to get our hands on nitty-gritty
details.
When we read a story of a young child’s body
covered with holes, we believe it; We believe
the media. But in reality they were holes
drilled on the young body with cruel
30.
31. Pictures that are worth a
thousand (or more) words!
• Pictures play a crucial role in war reporting
• They are taken to tell a story.
• Previously, wars were painted by an artist.
• And then photographs came into the “picture”.
• Pictures are known to create waves in the media, across a
nation or sometimes even across the globe.
• Pictures turn up the war coverage and reports by a notch
or two!
• Some may not remember the event but will recall the
pictures!
33. War and Terror Pictures That Can Never Be Erased With Time….
34. War and Terror Pictures That Can Never Be Erased With Time….
35. War and Terror Pictures That Can Never Be Erased With Time….
36. War and Terror Pictures That Can Never Be Erased With Time…
37. War and Terror Pictures That Can Never Be Erased With Time…
38. War and Terror Pictures That Can Never Be Erased With Time…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ev2dEqrN4i0&feature=bf_prev&li
st=FLl6wBS4OTvtPNYAohvZBPuA&lf=plpp_video
