Tackling the sensitive relationship between Military-Media

April 17, 2013 - PRLog -- TheJC.com reported the main issue between military-media relations is over providing information on war affairs when military secrecy is the fundamental goal. However, there is also an responsibility for transparency in democracies to supply information to the 'audience'. As a result, media as the fundamental medium of communicating to the public has developed a more strategic approach between the two.

This interactive Masterclass led by Lt Commander (Ret’d) Rupert Nichol will tackle the future development of the complex and sensitive military/media relationship, considering past successes and failures, the present tense situation between Government and the Press, and future opportunities and dangers in the light of new technologies.

KEY TOPICS INCLUDE:
• Case studies highlighting past successes and failures in military-media relations
• An understanding of the current complex military-media relationship and why it is so difficult to negotiate
• Where do governments fit within this situation, how can all 3 parties be satisfied.
• Where does the relationship break down and what initiatives should be implemented to avoid this.
• Effective and necessary training procedures for military personnel

Those who wish to attend please contact Contact James Hitchen on +44 (0) 20 7827 6054 or jhitchen@smi-online.co.uk. For more information please visit www.smi-online.co.uk/military-media-relations10.asp

About the host
Lt Commander (Ret’d) Rupert Nichol was a Royal Navy Education Officer, teaching History and International affairs at the RN College in Plymouth, the RAF Henlow Officer school, and at the RN Staff college in Greenwich. He served in the Ark Royal (with Phantoms and Buccaneers) in 1975 and in the Flagship Hermes during the Falklands conflict in 1982, during which time he wrote the Ship's War diary and escorted the BBC and ITN journalists Mike Nicholson and Brian Hanrahan - including the famous "We counted them all out, and we counted them all back" broadcast.