An email from an officer in Iraq on the whole notion the military’s been ordered to kill journalists:

Mr Goldberg,
Ah hah!! I knew I should have read the orders more closely when I was in
Iraq…I missed the whole rules of engagement for media….
(smirk)
Actually, I do recall a point system…you had a “bag limit”. I believe
Washington Times/WSJ had a very small tag issue and you could only use bows.
Chronicle/Globe/NYT tags were unlimited and you could bait with a “salt
lick” (automatic weapons were authorized). The Chronicle reporters moved
the slowest (although her photog was attractive) and was easy to bring down.
However, she’s really stinkin’ up the living room with the B.O./hemp
combination odor.
DISCLAIMER: 80% of the reporters were “good dudes” who seemed to display a
general empathy for the soldiers. I used to love to argue with the CNN
[woman] from London who would bait me with leading questions.