Forty years’ personal experience

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Norton-Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Personal Experience ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Gulf War ◽  
Military Operations ◽  
Special Forces ◽  
Military Commanders ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Speaking Truth To Power

This article reflects a journalist’s personal experience of reporting on the UK military, analysing the relationship between senior military figures and the Ministry of Defence (their political masters) and the media. Topics covered include manipulation of the media and the popularity of the armed forces, as well as unpopular, ill-planned, military operations, notably Iraq and Afghanistan. The author also examines other operations, notably the wars in the Falklands and Kosovo, the 1991 Gulf War and the Scott Arms-to-Iraq Inquiry. The article goes on to explore leaks by frustrated military; tensions between military commanders and ministers; the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review; military chiefs not speaking truth to power; ministers jealous of the military’s close relations with journalists; and the Defence Advisory Notice Committee. The author reveals how official secrecy is honoured more in the breach than in its observance, especially concerning the special forces.

Leishmaniasis and its relevance to UK Armed Forces

2014 ◽  
Vol 100 (3) ◽  
pp. 238-243
Author(s):  
HC Preedy ◽  
MS Bailey
Keyword(s):  
Armed Forces ◽  
Medical Personnel ◽  
Patient Characteristics ◽  
Military Operations ◽  
Tropical Regions ◽  
Evidence Based Treatment ◽  
Phlebotomine Sandflies ◽  
Clinical Syndromes ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractLeishmaniasis is an infectious disease caused by Leishmania protozoa, transmitted by the bite of phlebotomine sandflies. It causes a spectrum of clinical syndromes, of which the most common are cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis. Clinical presentation is highly variable and is dependent on multiple factors, such as Leishmania species and patient characteristics (including immune competence). The relationship between these variables is poorly understood, and there is no single, evidence-based treatment for the disease. Currently management focuses on identification of the species, but this requires specialist tests which are often unavailable, particularly on military operations. Leishmaniasis is of particular relevance to military medical personnel as it is endemic in many tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world, including Belize, Iraq and Afghanistan where UK Armed Forces may be deployed. It can present a potentially serious threat to military personnel deployed in endemic areas due to the possibility of long-term sequelae of infection.

scholarly journals Media frames and public perceptions of global poverty in the UK: Is there a link?

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirjam Vossen ◽  
Lau Schulpen
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Public Perceptions ◽  
Global Poverty ◽  
Media Frames ◽  
The Public ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract This study investigates the relationship between media frames and public perceptions of global poverty. Building on a frame analysis, the paper reconstructs prevailing poverty narratives in British news articles and non-governmental organizations’ (NGO’s) advertisements between 2011 and 2013. Following this, these narratives are compared with the narratives that emerge from public opinion studies. The findings suggest that there is a strong connection between media frames and public knowledge and perceptions of global poverty. Both the media and the public define poverty in developing countries’ terms of destitute victims, lack of development and bad governance. Both suggest that the causes of poverty are internal to developing countries and imply that there has been little progress in reducing global poverty.

scholarly journals The injured mind in the UK Armed Forces

2011 ◽  
Vol 366 (1562) ◽  
pp. 261-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Greenberg ◽  
E. Jones ◽  
N. Jones ◽  
N. T. Fear ◽  
S. Wessely
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Military Personnel ◽  
Military Service ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Service Personnel ◽  
Psychological Injuries ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Effects Of War

The mental health of the UK Armed Forces is a topic much debated by healthcare professionals, politicians and the media. While the current operations in Afghanistan, and the recent conflict in Iraq, are relevant to this debate, much of what is known about the effects of war upon the psyche still derives from the two World Wars. This paper will examine the historical and contemporary evidence about why it is that some Service personnel suffer psychological injuries during their military service and others do not. The paper will also consider some of the strategies that today's Armed Forces have put in place to mitigate the effects of sending military personnel into danger.

scholarly journals STRATEGIC MILITARY NEWS MANAGEMENT POLICY – PERSONAL EXPERIENCES FROM DIFFERENT WARS

2013 ◽  
pp. 99-116
Author(s):  
VALENTIN AREH
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Public Relations ◽  
Management Policy ◽  
Military Operations ◽  
The Public ◽  
Military Commanders ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Military

The role of mass media in Western democracies is crucial for public opinion, which is used in the elections to support or reject military actions proposed by the govern- ment. Because of the public and political nature of military operations, it has become essential for military commanders to make effective operational use of the mass media in order to achieve their objectives. The operational commander and his staff must have a sufficient focused guidance to permit them to integrate media manage- ment into operational plans. Author as a war correspondent presents his experiences from different wars, mistakes and best practices from different armies. According to his personal experience, the most elaborate and developed public relations concept is the U.S. “Embedded Media Program” which proved successful from the perspective of the military as well as the media. Vloga množičnih medijev v zahodnih demokracijah je ključnega pomena za obliko- vanje javnega mnenja, ki se uporablja na volitvah za podporo ali zavrnitev vojaških ukrepov, ki jih predlaga vlada. Zaradi javne in politične narave vojaških operacij je postalo nujno, da vojaški poveljniki množične medije učinkovito vključijo v opera- tivno delovanje in tako dosežejo svoje cilje. Operativni poveljnik in njegovo osebje morajo imeti dovolj natančne smernice za vključitev upravljanja medijev v opera- tivne načrte. Avtor kot vojni dopisnik predstavlja svoje izkušnje iz različnih vojn ter napake in primere dobre prakse iz različnih vojsk. Glede na njegove osebne izkušnje je najbolje razvit in izpiljen koncept odnosov z javnostmi program gostujočih medijev iz ZDA, ki se je izkazal kot uspešen tako z vidika vojske kot medijev.

Noise pollution and detaining captured persons at sea

2014 ◽  
Vol 100 (2) ◽  
pp. 202-204
Author(s):  
S Nixon ◽  
R Milner
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Noise Pollution ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Case Review ◽  
Military Operations ◽  
Flexible Approach ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Basic Standards ◽  
Detention Facilities

AbstractDuring the course of military operations, the UK Armed Forces may have to capture and detain individuals. International law sets down a framework for the minimum basic standards that are applicable in these circumstances, and it is the responsibility of the UK Armed Forces to understand and implement these. This case review looks at a specific example of this issue related to noise pollution and appropriate detention facilities during anti-piracy operations, and how a flexible approach combined with good understanding of the regulations ensured compliance with these basic standards.

scholarly journals Two models of journalism – in conditions of military operations and police activities

2020 ◽  
Vol 196 (2) ◽  
pp. 281-291
Author(s):  
Marcin Krzysztof Konieczny
Keyword(s):  
Armed Forces ◽  
Information Policy ◽  
Military Operations ◽  
The Media

The article presents two models of journalism, i.e. concerning the presentation of operations carried out by the Armed Forces and the activities carried out by the Police. The author presents a way of re-porting information by the media representatives from the so called “horse’s mouth” and the conditions of functioning of journalists, informing about military operations, as well as media representatives publishing information about police activities. He also notes how journalists should behave so as not to lose their integrity and credibility in the conditions under which they are required to comply with the rules governing military operations and investigations and, in particular, the information policy related to these areas of activity.

scholarly journals Warfare Ecology Approaches in Issues of Military Operations

Hadmérnök ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-101
Author(s):  
György Leskó
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Human Ecology ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Military Operations ◽  
Military Operation ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Military ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
National Defence

The fulfilment of environmental protection requirements and social expectations has become a requirement in the field of military operations as well. Impacts that threaten the ecosystems increasingly occur during the activities of the armed forces and military operations. A recently created new field of science, the ecology of warfare, investigates the military, the support systems for the armed forces and national defence, and their relation to the environment as living systems above the level of the individual (like human ecology). Ecology of warfare examines habitats, the relationship between organisms and the environment in the military field. The capability-based, mission-based, coordinated (target, place and time) ability to use military forces has an impact on the ecology. The analysis of the place and role of military operations from the perspective of the ecology of warfare is an important, timely issue. In the study, the author analyses the tasks required for planning, organising and conducting a military operation and their relationship to environmental protection.

scholarly journals SIKAP PETANI WORTEL TERHADAP KEBERADAAN SUB TERMINAL AGRIBISNIS (STA) WATUSAMBANG DI KECAMATAN TAWANGMANGU, KABUPATEN KARANGANYAR

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 93
Author(s):  
Annisaa Dwi Prihatin ◽  
Eny Lestari ◽  
Hanifah Ihsaniyati
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Personal Experience ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Relationship Analysis ◽  
The Media ◽  
Farmer Groups ◽  
The Mass Media ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

<p>This research are to analyze the farmers’s attitude to the existence of the STA   Watusambang,   analyze   the   factors   forming   attitudes,   and   analyze   the relationships between the factors forming attitudes and the farmers’s attitude to the existence  of  STA  Watusambang.  The  basic  method  used  in  this  research  was descriptive quantitative with survey technique. The location of the research was determined purposively in Blumbang Village, Tawangmangu Subdistrict, Karanganyar Regency. Sampling method used proportional random sampling, there were 60 carrot farmers chosen from each member farmer groups (4 farmer groups). The attitude- forming  of  carrot  farmers  in  this  research  is  age,  formal  education,  personal experience, culture, and exposure to the mass media. The relationship of attitude- forming factors with the farmers’s attitude could be known by using Rank Spearman analysis. The result of this research indicate that the attitude of carrot farmers against to  STA  Watusambang  50.0%  as  much  as  the  farmer  respondents  have  a  neutral attitude. The largest percentage age farmer respondents in the age category 37-44 years, formal education and culture in low category, personal experience and influence others who are considered important in the medium category, and exposure to the mass media in the category. Relationship analysis of test results showed there are a very significant relationship (α=0,01) between the influence of others considered important, personal experiences, and culture with an attitude of carrot farmers against STA; There is no significant relationship between age, formal education, and the media with the attitude of carrot farmers against the STA.</p>

scholarly journals MEDIA IMAGES OF THE ARMED FORCES: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF AMERICAN, INDIAN AND PAKISTANI PRESS

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 931-942
Author(s):  
Muhammad Riaz Raza ◽  
Muhammad Usman Saeed ◽  
Zafar Ali
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York Times ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Military Operations ◽  
Media Images ◽  
Security Forces ◽  
Media Image ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Military ◽  
American Army

Purpose of the study: This study aims to analyze and compare the media images and coverage of three countries regarding their security forces. For this purpose, researchers have examined the media image of the American Army in the New York Times, the Indian Army in Indian Express, and the Pakistani Army in The Dawn. Methodology: The researchers selected news stories of three sampled newspapers; New York Times, Indian Express, and The Dawn for one year from 1st January 2018 to 31st December 2018 purposively for the content analysis. Spearman correlations, central tendency, frames of the stories in terms of positive, negative, and neutral have been examined. The researchers have examined coverage patterns of security forces at the object, attribute, and network levels in the light of agenda-setting theory. Main Findings: There are significant differences in the image of the armed forces. Indian Express covered the Indian army positively with the special emphasis on the success of the armed in internal military operations and the glorification of the military leadership. Similarly, New York Times covered the American Army favourably with a particular focus on external military operations for peace and security purposes. Whereas, The Dawn covered Pakistan Army differently. Applications of this study: The study will be helpful and of great importance for media owners, media regulatory bodies, military establishments, foreign and international relations. The study will also be a significant contribution towards civil-military relationships in geostrategic locations of the sub-continent. Since these countries have been involved in war-on-terror in this region as far as peace and stability are concerned, the study will be a roadmap for the peacekeeping forces. Novelty/Originality of this study: Few research studies have been witnessed so far on the media image of these countries. This study is new and different in nature as the military image of three different countries in terms of civil-military relationship has been measured on their mainstream media.

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing and His Relationship with the Army in France

Istoriya ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (5 (103)) ◽  
pp. 0
Author(s):  
Alexander Sidorov
Keyword(s):  
Historical Context ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Military Operations ◽  
Charles De Gaulle ◽  
Head Of State ◽  
Military Development ◽  
The Military ◽  
Commander In Chief ◽  
The Relationship

One of the aspects of the activities of France’ President Valéry Giscard d&apos;Estaing is considered — his relationship with the army in a comparative historical context, namely: the context of the relationship between civilian power and the military. The French specificity of these relations, which developed with the coming to power of General Charles de Gaulle in 1958, is shown. The peculiarities of the formed mechanism of military decision-making in France, which resulted from the concentration of powers and legitimacy by the President — Commander-in-chief of the armed forces, are highlighted. The analysis of the reasons for the urgent issues in the army by the beginning of the presidential term of V. Giscard d&apos;Estaing is carried out; the President&apos;s measures to strengthen this key republican institution were assessed. Attention is paid to the attempts of V. Giscard d&apos;Estaing to adapt the French policy of nuclear deterrence to the evolution of the geopolitical situation during his time in power, which did not always meet with support in the military environment and in civil society. Two episodes (in Chad and Zaire) were singled out as examples of France&apos;s external military operations (OPEX) on the African continent under V. Giscard d&apos;Estaing, where his role as Commander-in-chief was most clearly manifested. The underestimated role of V. Giscard d&apos;Estaing as head of State was noted, including in strengthening the country&apos;s defence potential and in creating conditions for the further advancement of military development.

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