War Journalismb How is war going to be news? bWhat determines the propensity of the mainstream media to report on the war? National interests and ethnocentrism. Why is the New York Times, the Arab News, and the Middle East Times different from the Iraq war reports? This is because of differences in the topics of the press, the main sources of information, and the manner of description. What is the goal of war journalists? Citizen-oriented reporting, partisan withdrawal, malicious and emotional word abstinence. War journalism expert Lee Chang-ho has summarized history, theory and case of international dispute reports. Clearly present the current state of war journalism and alternatives.