Army Boots Ex-Statesman Reporter

Item: Former Statesman Reporter Barred From Army Unit For Not Reporting Good News: Barring an embedded reporter for NOT reporting so-called “good news” gets a poor response from military media specialists /Jill Kuraitis, New West.

More Info: “Officials said Stripes reporter Heath Druzin, who covered operations of the division’s 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team in February and March, would not be permitted to rejoin the unit for another reporting tour because, among other things, he wrote in a March 8 story that many Iraqi residents of Mosul would like the American soldiers to leave and hand over security tasks to Iraqi forces,” says the story.

• Pro: Media watchdogs blast Army’s embed plan
• Con: Army bars Stars and Stripes reporter from Mosul coverage

Question: What do you think?