[CatOwner]

"There will be many long magazine articles and even books written by the embeds. I am very much looking forward to it."

I wonder if the news organizations that sent these reporters to be embedded with the troops own the "rights" to these stories? Maybe the embeds had to sign an agreement saying that they weren't to publish any story without the editor's consent. Sort of like when you create a new product that becomes patented, but the company that employed you gets to keep the patent.

[Freedom2specul8]

I sure hope not. If they keep personal diaries, they should have the freedom to write what they're experiencing..On the other hand..maybe cnn does own their thoughts.

[visualops]

Any one of them could write an autobiography(at the very least), without bosses or former bosses having any say-so.
The content of their reporting belongs to the boss, but I don't see how future works could be.

[MortMan]

I wonder if the news organizations that sent these reporters to be embedded with the troops own the "rights" to these stories? Maybe the embeds had to sign an agreement saying that they weren't to publish any story without the editor's consent. Sort of like when you create a new product that becomes patented, but the company that employed you gets to keep the patent.

I don't think so. The rule is generally this: Whatever you work on using employer equipment or time is the employer's. Whatever you work on during your own time using your own equipment is yours.

When Peter Jenning's book came out ("The Greatest Generation"?), it did not have the network logo on it, as an example. (Forgive me if I have the wrong anchor - I don't watch any of the buttheads:-)