Should war be televised?

Since the popularization of television and televised news, significant debate has surrounded televising scenes of war. This became particularly contentious during the Vietnam War and has continued through the War in Iraq and Afghanistan. The main question here is whether battles and scenes of war and death should be televised? Is it important for the general public to see these scenes, or is it damaging?
 
Televised war can create a misconceived notion of war. As the mainstram media today tend to paint the picture to entertain, rather than to inform. The images, clips and sounds undergo heavy editing before being presented to the viewers. Often these medium do not represent the grisly, cruel nature of war accurately. Instead, the clips are meant to stimulate a sense of heroism, of glory and patriotism, immersing the viewers in a videogame-like atmosphere, perhaps making wars look more acceptable.
 
Enemy forces would benefit from televised war. Access to television is easy to acquire, and this could create problems with the enemy finding out how they are positioned. This could create a effect that lets the enemy know what the army is doing at times, and where they are, etc. This would give the enemy a edge on what is happening on the other side.
 
I think many people want to know that what is going on at the time of war. But if it is televised then it can create a threat, controversy and argument among the common peoples. It may results in violent activity also and can left a bad impact on human minds.
 
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