War Reporting

Question 1

Who was the only journalist at the start of WW1?

Answer 1

Colonel Swinton

Question 2

How many reporters were allowed on the western front by November 1916?

Answer 2

5

Question 3

In Iraq 2003 how many reporters were there?

Answer 3

700

Question 4

In 1900 what did reporters use to get reports back to Britain?

Answer 4

Telegraph

Question 5

What was introduced to take reports live to the battelfield?

Answer 5

Radio, films, television and live satellites

Question 6

How many people were employed to censor soldiers letters in WW1?

Answer 6

10,000

Question 7

What did newspapers report about war?

Answer 7

They criticised it

Question 8

Were journalists stull biased in 2003?

Answer 8

Yes

Question 9

When was the “Battle of the Somme” film released and in how many cinemas was it shown?

Answer 9

1916 and 2000

Question 10

How many people had seen it i the first two weeks of release?

Answer 10

20 million (50% population)

Question 11

What did the “Forces Programme” report?

Answer 11

Reported about war and viewed Dunkirk as triumph

Question 12

What war did Ross Kemp make a show about in 2006-2013?

Answer 12

A nitty show on the Afghan War

Question 13

How many men joined the army in Sept 1914 everyday?

Answer 13

30,000 due to jingorism being strong

Question 14

What happened in 2003 regarding war?

Answer 14

1 million people marched against it

Question 15

Why did attitudes torwards war change?

Answer 15

• More info on war. British public watched lives as first bombs fell on Baghdad
• Costs. A spitfire costs £6000 but a Modern Typhoon Jet costs £80 Million. Nuclear Missiles cost 2.4 Billion a Year
• More humans die. 95% of casualties now civilians, 1900 wars fought in far off places but by 1945 civilians being bombed

Question 16

What has changed about war because of the change in attitudes?

Answer 16

Wars are now fought in the knowledge that the public will not tolerate high casualties and in turn wars are fought differently