Pete Hegseth is working hard to make sure the public hears only good news about Iran war

Americans have been able to know what troops at war are facing, and make informed decisions about the war’s cost, because a free press has been able to tell the story − good or bad. Can it still?

By: Kathy Kiely, University of Missouri-Columbia, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: March 17, 2026

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Last Updated: 4 months, 2 weeks ago

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By Kathy Kiely, University of Missouri-Columbia

Martha Gellhorn stowed away on a hospital ship to become the only woman journalist to land on Normandy Beach on D-Day. She carried stretchers before writing her harrowing account of the invasion.

The New Yorker’s famously epicurean writer A.J. Liebling subsisted on military rations and came under fire during World War II to describe what it was like for the soldiers and sailors at war.

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