Military Journalists and War Correspondents From The USSR To Russia: Subjectivity Under Fire

In Russia as elsewhere, military journalists and war correspondents find themselves at the heart of the tensions between the discipline and confidentiality required in military matters and the independence and openness required by the media. Their task is to inform society and shape public opinion, but they are also bound by the rules of the armed forces in situations where their own safety is at stake and a war of information is often being waged alongside the war on the ground. This tension...