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Korean War Journalism: Freedom on Paper, Censorship in Practice #OOTD #shorts

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  • description: Did the Korean War mark a new era of press freedom — or just World War II–style censorship dressed up as “guidelines”? Early on, it looked freer. With no formal censorship board in 1950, reporters moved across the frontlines and filed uncensored stories. But when negative coverage hit — chaotic retreats, collapsing morale, leadership failures — the U.S. military reacted fast. MacArthur’s HQ imposed “voluntary” censorship that wasn’t voluntary at all. Public information officers screened stories, spiked sensitive dispatches, and blocked anything that could embarrass commanders or reveal setbacks. Journalists who pushed too hard risked losing access — or being kicked out entirely. Even major operations, like the months-long blockade of Wonsan, were kept under tight wraps. Korea didn’t kill press freedom… but it didn’t liberate it either. Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TimeGhostHistory Or join the TimeGhost Army directly at: https://timeghost.tv/signup/ Check out our TimeGhost History YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/timeghost World War Two: https://www.youtube.com/@WorldWarTwo Follow WW2 Day by Day on Instagram: @ww2_day_by_day Follow TimeGhost History on Instagram: @timeghosthistory Follow TimeGhost on Twitter: @TimeGhostTV Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TimeGhostHistory/ Hosted by: Indy Neidell Director: Astrid Deinhard Producers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson Executive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson Creative Producer: Iryna Dulka Map animations by: Daniel Weiss Head of Cartography and 3D Map animations by: Andreas Olsson Map research by: Tom Aldis Georeferencing and GIS Development by: Pascal Bracamonte Editing by: Pawel Wiszomirski Source literature list: https://bit.ly/Korean_War_Sources Archive footage: Screenocean/Reuters - https://www.screenocean.com Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound. Additional sound effects provided by Zapsplat.com A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.
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