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media coverage of the Gulf War  

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  • The Vietnam War was a turning point in the media's coverage of military conflict and was the first modern war in which television brought visual images of combat into homes. Despite the impact these still images and footage had on the public, they were not close-up, live reports, as viewers were able to see during the 1991 Gulf War and later the Iraq War. [Source: Encyclopedia of Political Communication; Gulf War, Media Coverage of]

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