War, Media, and Propaganda
A Global Perspective
Foreword by Ben H. Bagdikian Contributions by Lee Artz, Naiim Badii, Ben H. Bagdikian, Nicolene Botha, Naren Chitty, David J. Collison, Geoffrey Cowan, Arnold de Beer, Mahboub E. Hashem, Zhou He, Dana Hull, Karim H. Karim, Douglas Kellner, Antonio C. La Pastina, Ronald Paul Larson, David Miller, Asra Q. Nomani, Leila Conners Petersen, Danny Schechter, Nancy Snow, Norman Solomon, Majid Tehranian, Daya Kishan Thussu, Kathleen A. Tobin, Herman Wasserman, R S. Zaharna, Barrie Zwicker Edited by Yahya R. Kamalipour, Nancy Snow
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Publication date:
14 September 2004Length of book:
280 pagesPublisher
Rowman & Littlefield PublishersISBN-13: 9781461646846
This timely book presents a multifaceted look at war, media, and propaganda from international perspectives. Focusing on the media's role in global conflicts, prominent authors, journalists, scholars, and researchers provide an insightful overview of the impact of globalization on media practices. They examine the processes behind media coverage of war, sophisticated propaganda techniques, the dynamics of public opinion, and the effects on human affairs and communication. As the book moves through theoretical discussions to regional and national views, it explores cultural-political implications for the United States and other countries around the world, concluding with recommendations and solutions to key problems of media globalization.
There has been a reflex throughout the history of modern news: When the country goes to war, so do the major news organizations. They consider it 'patriotic.' But it is dubious patriotism that abandons citizens in unnecessary ignorance of critical information. . . . The before-and-after picture of United States officialdom presents a stark lesson of the tragedies of war and propaganda repeated in the major media.