Viewers on the front lines By:Caryn James

This article really brought to light what viewers were going through during the Gulf War. People were watching bombings, and getting mixed or unreliable reports from the front line. "For viewers watching the war means staying alert, reading between the censored lines, sorting through partial information, decoding reporters messages... a passive medium". Watching television during this time was not as simple as one might think. People couldn't really believe what they where hearing on the news until they were sure it was true, this to me seems like a lot of work for just wanting to hear/see the news.