List of military attachés and war correspondents in World War I
This is a list of military attachés and war correspondents in the First World War.
Overview
The multi-national
Military and civilian observers from every major power closely followed the course of the war. Most were able to report on events from a perspective somewhat like what is now termed "
War correspondents
Press coverage of the war was affected by restrictions on the movement of non-combatant observers and strict censorship. This raises the question of the role the media plays in selecting news about such conflicts. Events which support the position of either one of the protagonists in a conflict are understood as instrumental factors in the modern mediated conflict, and the publication of information on these events is construed as one of the major goals of the conflicting parties and one important activity of journalists.[1]
See also
- List of participants to Paris Peace Conference, 1919
- Military attachés and observers in the Russo-Japanese War
- United Nations Military Observer
Notes
- ^ Kepplinger, Hans Mathias et al. "Instrumental Actualization: A Theory of Mediated Conflicts," European Journal of Communication, Vol. 6, No. 3, 263-290 (1991).
References
- Kepplinger, Hans Mathias; Brosius, Hans-Bernd; Staab, Joachim Friedrich (September 1991). "Instrumental Actualization: A Theory of Mediated Conflicts". European Journal of Communication. 6 (3): 263–290. S2CID 145150113.
- Strachan, Hew (2001). The First World War: To Arms. Vol. I. Oxford: ISBN 978-0-19-926191-8.
- Stringer, Harry R. (1919). Heroes All!: A Compendium of the Names and Official Citations of the Soldiers and Citizens of the United States and of Her Allies who Were Decorated by the American Government for Exceptional Heroism and Conspicuous Service Above and Beyond the Call of Duty in the War with Germany, 1917-1919. Fassett Publishing Company. OCLC 394536.
Further reading
- Luckhart, Tim. "War Correspondents". encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net. International Encyclopedia of the First World War (WW1).