Editing Media coverage of the Iraq War (section)

==Journalist casualties==
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More journalists were killed during the US-led invasion and occupation of Iraq than in any war in history. The [[Committee to Protect Journalists]] research shows that "at least 150 journalists and 54 media support workers were killed in Iraq from the US-led invasion in March 2003 to the declared end of the war in December 2011."<ref>{{cite web |title=Iraq: The deadliest war for journalists |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2013/4/11/iraq-the-deadliest-war-for-journalists |website=[[Al Jazeera Arabic|Al Jazeera]] |date=2013-04-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320071757/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2013/4/11/iraq-the-deadliest-war-for-journalists |archive-date=2023-03-20 |url-status=live |last1=Jamail |first1=Dahr}}</ref>

There were a number of journalist casualties during the invasion, including fourteen deaths{{citation needed|date=December 2012}} (some not directly war-related). [[Michael Kelly (editor)|Michael Kelly]], an influential reporter, columnist, and editor, died in a [[Humvee]] accident on April 3, 2003. NBC's [[David Bloom]] died of a blood clot three days later. Both Kelly and Bloom were embedded with the [[United States Army|US Army]]'s [[U.S. 3d Infantry Division|3rd Infantry Division]].

[[ITN]] reporter [[Terry Lloyd]], who originally broke the news that Saddam Hussein had used chemical weapons, was killed by US forces near [[Basra]] on March 22, 2003.