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The People, The Press and The War in The Gulf

Report Summary

The American public gives high marks to media coverage of the war in the Gulf at the same time as it calls for increased military control of how the news is covered. A fifty-seven percent majority believes that the military should increase its control over reporting of the war while 34% believe that such editorial decisions should be left to the media itself.

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