Military Censorship

The ability of the military to censor what the media puts out to the public is greatly needed in the Unites States. A lot of times the media grabs hold of information and makes a huge deal out of it, even if it’s the simplest thing. And it may not all be true. Every news channel wants to cover the “big story,” and they’re going to do whatever it takes to make that happen. Whether it’s by changing or adding false information, or attempting the make a bigger deal out of the story to draw more attention and viewers. As Marcus Luttrell says in his book, Lone Survivor, “…the media thinks it’s absolutely fine to take a wild guess at the truth and then tell a couple of million people it’s cast-iron fact” (331). People will most likely believe it and start talking about it more. A lot of times, when it comes to military events or secrets that get out, military lives can be put in danger, as well as our own. Not everything needs to be censored, just the things that happen with our military that could be dangerous to us. Without censorship, enemy spies or terrorists can grab hold of some of t…