You could have the producer the victim of a disfiguring accident - leaves his face horribly scarred.
I really can't see the high tech goodies being in the media's hands any time after late 1997. Even if the items can't be used as is, they can be broken down and used as parts for other military equipment. Also, there's going to be a LOT of secrets that people want to keep hidden, particularly after the nukes and everyone becomes more and more willing to do ANYTHING to stay alive. Somebody waving a camera about is going to attract a lot of very unwanted attention and the reporters will very quickly find themselves in shallow grave.
The only areas they'd be able to even attempt to do their job is in the more organised and less heavily controlled areas. They can forget about going anywhere near a battlefield until well after it's been fought. Going behind enemy lines or even into no mans land will also get them killed in a hurry.
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If it moves, shoot it, if not push it, if it still doesn't move, use explosives.
Nothing happens in isolation - it's called "the butterfly effect"
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