Military Press Pool. Come On In, the Water's ... HOT.

摘要

The paper examines the relationship between the media and the military, pointing out the differences in goals and objectives between the two groups. The vehicle for the examination is the press pool. The pool system is explained and placed in context by reviewing its history and utilization during WW II, Korea, Vietnam, Grenada, and Panama. The pool utilization during those conflicts is juxtaposed with the press pool deployed to Operation Desert Storm (ODS). The findings indicate vast differences of opinion between the military and the media, of which each group's feelings on the press pool is but a single example. In closing, the paper suggests redefining the military-media relationship and offers guidance through recommended changes in the way each group views, and therefore deals with, each other.