Military to Media Transparency

I found this article interesting in that we have started to talk a little bit about transparency in the media in relation to the government. Over the years I have noticed that the media and the public has been complaining about the lack of transparency in what the military is doing in our current conflicts. There have been the arguments that the public has the right to know what our military is doing and what our soldiers are having to deal with. However, I would like to point out that there are certain pieces of information I do not think the public needs to know in the interest of the safety of the troops overseas. I will agree that there does need to be transparency between the media and what the government and military is doing. This not only help foster accountability within the government but it also helps ensure that the military is carrying out its job in a professional manner. I think that this article shows a step in the right direction by showing the media this new prison that it give the public a sense of ease knowing that our military is conducting themselves properly. It also shows that we are responding to the needs of some of the prisoners in ways such as religious rights.

-Korey Fratini

http://abcnews.go.com/International/Afghanistan/prison-bagram-points-shift-approach/story?id=9088741