The question of "embeds" and their coverage has raged for years. The latest study may not be definitive, but it is important for every person interested in how journalists write, and what influences affect their writing. See how much of this stidy gets into the general media!

Good...Report of a sociological doctoral dissertation...addressing 700 + news stories. The stories by ..embedded / Baghdad / independent reporters tell different stories, suggestive of their placement . Uses statistics. The use of questionable ethics is implied.

This opinion piece basically is a report extracted from a study by a graduate student, and has minimal added content. The fatal flaw in the study of course is that it only covers the first six weeks of the liberation of Iraq. Thus there is little of interest as far as journalism is concerned.