New study examines effects of embedded journalism

A new study into the effects of embedded media has concluded that journalists embedded with the American army were more likeley to cover military succcesses rather than the consequences for Citizens.(Via Editor and Publisher)

Andrew M. Lindner, writing in the spring issue of the American Sociological Association's "Context" magazine describes what is billed as the only sociological study to date of the substantive content of media coverage during the first six weeks of the Iraq war.

The study looked at reporters in Iraq

While embedded reporters were most likely to tell the military's story, and local consequences were well represented by Baghdad-stationed reporters, independent reporters produced the most balanced coverage depicting both sides of the story.
These reporters, not limited by location or source availability, covered combat and military movement nearly as frequently as embedded reporters but were at least twice as likely to cite Iraqi sources and cover civilian fatalities.