Abstract Media organizations relied on commercial civilian “spy satellites” to survey the battlefields and movement of troops during the 2003 Iraq War. Satellite photographs were also used to report the impounding of an American surveillance aircraft on Hainan Island in China, the September 11 terrorist strike, the blackout in NewYork city, the Black Christmas bushfires in Australia, and the war in Afghanistan. The implications of the technology on accurate and fair reporting of international conflicts in countries inaccessible by journalists, such as North Korea, Iran, Russia and China, is thus worthy of critical examination. This preliminary research, geared for completion in mid-2005, aims to provide a framework for media educators and journalists to appreciate the ramifications of the technology on media accountability... Eyes in the sky The scenario so far Stories that could not be assisted by Satellite Imagery Stories that are suited to satellite imagery ...

摘要传媒机构依赖于商业的平民“间谍卫星”的调查在2003年伊拉克战争期间的战场和部队移动。卫星照片也被用来蓄水报告的美国侦察机在中国海南岛上，9月11日恐怖袭击，停电，黑色圣诞森林大火在澳大利亚，在纽约市和阿富汗战争中。准确和公平的技术报告在人迹罕至的国家的记者，如朝鲜，伊朗，俄罗斯和中国的国际冲突的影响，因此值得进行严格审查。这一初步研究，面向在2005年年中完成，旨在提供一个框架，媒体教育工作者和新闻工作者，欣赏技术对媒体问责的后果......天空中的眼睛这么远的故事，适合卫星图像的卫星影像故事，是无法予以协助的情况下...