Media relations part of Marines' training for Iraq
DEVENS, Mass. Marine reservists from Nashua (New Hampshire) were among the Iraq-bound troops getting media relations training recently in Devens, Massachusetts. 1/25
http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=4286194&nav=4QcS
This spring, members of the First Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment will be working in Iraq. Before they go, First Lieutenant Nathan Braden says he wants them to understand how soldiers' words and actions in news reports reverberate around the world. He says it's important for the public to get honest accounts of what's happening in Iraq, whether the news is good or bad.
Braden's media seminar at Devens Reserve Force Training Area includes these tips: be welcoming to reporters, tell the truth, and refrain from expressing personal opinions about Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
Copyright 2005 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.