Citation

Orloff B. Editor and Publisher 2005; 138(4): 6-8.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, Duncan McIntosh Co.)

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Abstract

Paul Rieckhoff, US army first lieutenant and junior officer, has founded Operation Truth, which brings out the truth of Iraq war from a soldier's perspective. Operation Truth's mission is to spotlight soldiers in news reports, connecting reporters to its network of over 400 soldiers both active and vets, and arranged by ZIP codes for local angles. Even with the reporters on the scene, the ongoing system of embedding reporters actually limits the stories they can tell. Issues that are explored by media include the high number of wounded soldiers, the true number of military suicides, and more feature stories about the way soldiers are deeply affected by the war.