“The Military and the Media: Where Do We Go From Here?”

On September 23rd and 24^th, the McCormick Foundation hosted its 10^th annual conference on the state of military-media relations at Cantigny, the home of late foundation benefactor and former Chicago Tribune publisher Robert R. McCormick. 

This year’s conference, entitled “The Military and the Media: Where Do We Go From Here?” drew representatives from print, broadcast and digital media as well as flag-rank military officers in both public affairs and operations from all branches of service.  The discussions covered topics such as the importance of foreign media in communicating the U.S. mission to Arab audiences, the economy’s impact on the coverage of war by traditional news media outlets, and the emergence of new and “social” media (such as blogs) as destination sites for those seeking information.

A report from the conference will be completed and released in early 2010.