Claim 207

British journalist Robert Fisk said reporters inside the pool system lost independence from military framing.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: British journalist Robert Fisk said reporters inside the pool system lost independence from military framing.
Field: effect_on_reporting
Value: Fisk said pooled reporters lost independence
About: incident 1991-gulf-war-us-military-press-pools
Source: Human Rights Watch: Freedom of Expression and the War
Publisher: Human Rights Watch
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 1991-09-01

Quotation from the source

the people in the pool ... have lost some of their critical faculties and become part of the military machine