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 Media Coverage and Influence in Operation Iraqi Freedom

 Media Coverage and Influence in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Iraq Timeline 1988-1999 1988 March - Iraq attacks Kurdish town of Halabjah with poison gas, killing thousands

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 Media Coverage and Influence in Operation Iraqi Freedom

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  1.  Media Coverage and Influence in Operation Iraqi Freedom

  2. Iraq Timeline 1988-1999 1988 March - Iraq attacks Kurdish town of Halabjah with poison gas, killing thousands 1990 - Iraq invades Kuwait, prompting what becomes known as the first Gulf War. A massive US-led military campaign forces Iraq to withdraw in February 1991. 1991 April - Iraq subjected to weapons inspection program. 1991 April - UN-approved safe-haven established in northern Iraq to protect the Kurds. Iraq ordered to end all military activity in the area.

  3. Iraq Timeline continued… 1998 October - Iraq ends cooperation with UN Special Commission to Oversee the Destruction of Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction (Unscom). 1998 December - After UN staff are evacuated from Baghdad, the US and UK launch a bombing campaign, "Operation Desert Fox", to destroy Iraq's nuclear, chemical and biological weapons programs. . 1999 December - UNSC Resolution 1284 creates the UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (Unmovic) to replace Unscom. Iraq rejects the resolution.

  4. 2002 October – War Authorized by U.S. Congress 2002 November - UN weapons inspectors return to Iraq backed by a UN resolution which threatens serious consequences if Iraq is in "material breach" of its terms. 2003 March - UK's ambassador to the UN says the diplomatic process on Iraq has ended; arms inspectors evacuate; US President George W Bush gives Saddam Hussein and his sons 48 hours to leave Iraq or face war. MARCH 19, 2003: Bush launches invasion of Iraq 2003 April - US-led invasion topples Saddam Hussein's government, marks start of years of violent conflict with different groups competing for power.

  5. U.S. invaded Iraq to search and destroy WMD’s or Weapons of Mass Destruction . Saddam Hussein– President of Iraq

  6. Osama Bin Laden – Suspected mastermind Behind 9/11 attacks. 2001October - US-led bombing of Afghanistan begins following the September 11 attacks on the United States.

  7. The U.S. Media Coverage in Iraq • The U.S. invasion of Iraq was the most widely and closely reported war in military history.Television network coverage was largely pro-war and viewers were six times more likely to see a pro-war source as one who was anti-war. • At the start of the war in March 2003, as many as 775 reporters and photographers were traveling as embedded journalists, and these reporters signed contracts with the military that limited what they were allowed to report. • In 2003, a study released by Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting stated the network news disproportionately focused on pro-war sources and left out many anti-war sources.

  8. Take 15 – 17 minutes to write your opinion of Operation Iraqi Freedom based on what you’ve heard growing up, seen on the news or read in a news paper. This will be graded on if you wrote your opinion. No length requirement. No grammar/spelling requirements.

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