War in Iraq

The picture of conflict

Some experts argue that newsrooms are sanitizing images from Iraq and Afghanistan for popular consumption. Midmorning examines the role of graphic war coverage.

Guests

• Steven Livingston: Professor of political communication and international affairs at George Washington University and the Director of the School of Media and Public Affairs' Political Communication Program.
• Geoffrey Stone: Professor of law at the University of Chicago, where he also has served as provost. His most recent book is "Perilous Times: Free Speech in Wartime from the Sedition Act of 1798 to the War on Terrorism." (2004)
• Michael Massing: Frequent contributor to the New York Review of Books and author of "Now They Tell Us" (2004), a collection of articles published in The New York Review of Books about the press coverage of the war in Iraq.

Resources

• About Michael Massing
• About Steven Livingston
• About Geoffrey Stone