THE MEDIA, THE MILITARY AND CENSORSHIP.

The article emphasizes the importance of mass media in the success of military campaigns. The authors note that the failure of the Falklands campaign of the British Ministry of Defence (MOD) could be attributed to its censorship rules. A television executive criticized the MOD for its failure to understand the importance of information war in the Falklands crisis, which prevented the media from disseminating information that could elicit public support on war issues. It is argued that the Falkland project could have been successful if the public relations policy of the military was balanced with its secrecy policy.