http://rising.blackstar.com/do-embedded-photojournalists-actually-work-for-the-pentagon.html Professional Photography Blog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:56:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://rising.blackstar.com/do-embedded-photojournalists-actually-work-for-the-pentagon.html/comment-page-1#comment-491 Bill Sat, 26 Jul 2008 14:09:58 +0000 #comment-491 Hi, I agree to a point with your column. What I take exception to is this: "It is hard to argue with Miller's professed motivation of making the war appear more real, but his disregard for protocol after accepting the terms of the embed could lead to problems for future journalists." Zoriah didn't do violate any of the military's embed rules. The only thing he appeared to violate was their sense of decency. Since that's not in their rules, what happened to him was pure and simple censorship. I spent two years in Iraq, first as a military photojournalist (and dealt with the civilian media on a daily basis) in southwest Baghdad and later as an embedded journalist throughout the country. What happened to Zoriah is wrong and we as a community - and industry - need to take the Pentagon to task for changing the rules without speaking to us about it. Thanks. Bill Putnam. Hi,
I agree to a point with your column. What I take exception to is this:
"It is hard to argue with Miller's professed motivation of making the war appear more real, but his disregard for protocol after accepting the terms of the embed could lead to problems for future journalists."
Zoriah didn't do violate any of the military's embed rules. The only thing he appeared to violate was their sense of decency. Since that's not in their rules, what happened to him was pure and simple censorship.
I spent two years in Iraq, first as a military photojournalist (and dealt with the civilian media on a daily basis) in southwest Baghdad and later as an embedded journalist throughout the country.
What happened to Zoriah is wrong and we as a community - and industry - need to take the Pentagon to task for changing the rules without speaking to us about it.
Thanks.
Bill Putnam.

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