Getting embedded in Iraq is less controversial than you'd think, to judge from the views of journalists who've worked there since the invasion. Our own man Patrick Cockburn believes it's a 'great mistake to go with American units and report on any Iraqi city' because local people can't talk frankly in front of the military. But Cockburn is clearly outnumbered by reporters who see embedding as useful.

LRB 29 November 2007 | PDF Download