Pentagon Finds No Fault In Its Ties to TV Analysts
The Pentagon cultivated close ties with retired officers who worked as analysts for television and radio networks.
U.S. Military Goes Online to Rebut Extremists
A team at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida is scanning the Web to counter radical ideology and explain American actions in the Middle East and Central Asia.
Advertising: Acknowledging Our Veterans on Veterans Day
Veterans Day campaigns have become more creative and heartfelt to show support for veterans, as well as the troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Media Decoder: Michelle Obama Pushes for Better Treatment of Military in Hollywood
The first lady and Jill Biden will be at a panel moderated by J.J. Abrams but this summer's movies don't show the military in a positive light.
Dealing With Assange and the WikiLeaks Secrets
Is Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, a puppet master of the news media? He would like you to think so. But The Times’s dealings with him reveal a different story.
Media Decoder: Paramount Seeks Film Buzz From Military Screenings
"True Grit" was helped along by 20 advance screenings on military installations that included the Marine Corps base at Camp Pendleton and other bases in California.
Petraeus Scheduled to Start Spate of Media Interviews
Gen. David H. Petraeus will appear on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” the “CBS Evening News” and ABC’s “Good Morning America.”
Gates Cites Peril in Leak of Afghan War Logs by WikiLeaks
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates said a Taliban announcement that they were going through the classified documents “basically proves the point” that the disclosures put lives at risk.
Link by Link: WikiLeaks Turns to the News Media to Package the Information
WikiLeaks was criticized for its previous coup, a video of soldiers in Iraq killing civilians. This time, it let journalists parse the information.
News Media Seek Loosening of Guantánamo Rules
A dispute between news organizations and the Pentagon flared after the May expulsion of four reporters.
U.S. and Afghanistan Debate More Village Forces
As U.S. commanders push to expand armed village forces in some areas, President Hamid Karzai is signaling that he has serious concerns that it could promote warlordism.
