'To what extent does modern media coverage and censorship of conflicts affect the way people interpret them?Modern media coverage - the main means of communication mass - gives us news from all over the world. the globe, allowing us to develop an informed understanding of the world and its issues. Armed conflicts and tensions between countries around the world have become even more vehement, resulting in massive media coverage, orchestrated by countries on both sides of the conflicts, as well as countries considered foreign. Information about these conflicts can be propagated by a myriad of different sources, which often taint their reliability by taking a subjective position. The biased views of this type of media coverage can influence people's opinions nationally and internationally, depending on the influence and reputation of a country's media outlets around the world. This report will answer the research question “To what extent does modern media coverage of conflicts affect the way people interpret them?” » by first assessing how media coverage of a conflict affects the direction of conflict in the past, examining the media situation in different countries, and finally reaching a general consensus on the issue. The media has sunk its claws deep into the conflict. over the last century, and history is full of examples. The Vietnam War, the first war where media coverage was widespread, caused chaos in the United States, as the influx of uncensored media depicting the horrors of Vietnam caused large protests across the country, forcing the United States to withdraw its troops. With 800,000 victims, the most recent Rwandan genocide is also mentioned in the media. A radio station: middle of paper ......Web.Thussu, Daya Kishan. and Des Freedman. “Contextualizing the Conflict – America’s War on Terror.” War and the media: reporting on conflicts 24/7. London: Sage, 2003. N. pag. Print."U.S. Internet Usage, Broadband, and Telecommunications Reports - Statistics." Reports on Internet Usage, Broadband and Telecommunications in the United States - Statistics. Np, and Web. April 08, 2014. "US plunges in world press freedom rankings after NSA leaks, attacks on whistleblowers - RT News." US plunges in world press freedom rankings after NSA leaks, attacks on whistleblowers - RT News. Np, and Web. April 8, 2014. “World Press Freedom Index 2014.” Reporters Without Borders. Np, and Web. April 7, 2014.Xu, Beina. “Media Censorship in China.” Council on Foreign Relations. Council on Foreign Relations, February 12, 2014. Web. April 5, 2014. http://www.cfr.org/china/media-censorship-china/p11515