Embedded (1996), Unilateral (2001)--term?

[Dave Wilton]

> Is "unilateral" the term used for journalists not embedded, those
> covering the war on their own, not attached to a military unit? I
> thought I heard a different term for them on one of the newscasts
> last week, but right now, I can't  remember it. Any knowledge of
> this, or is unilateral the term?

"Unilateral" is the official term. I've heard others as well, such as
"unembedded."