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Record Nr.

UNINA9910479927603321

Autore

Dimaggio Anthony R <1980->

Titolo

When media goes to war : hegemonic discourse, public opinion, and the limits of dissent [[electronic resource]] / by Anthony DiMaggio [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York : , : Monthly Review Press, , [2009]

©2009

ISBN

1-58367-501-9

Descrizione fisica

384 sider

Disciplina

320.014

Soggetti

Mass media and war - United States

Mass media - Objectivity - United States

Mass media and propaganda - United States

Iraq War, 2003-2011 - Mass media and the war

Iraq War, 2003-2011 - Propaganda

Public opinion - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [309]-318) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: propaganda and the news in a time of terror -- Withdrawal pains: Iraq and the politics of media deference -- There are no protestors here: media marginalizaition and the antiwar movement -- Worthy and unworthy victims of history: the politicization of genocide and human rights in U.S. foreign policy -- Journalistic norms and propaganda: Iraq and the war on terror -- Iran, nuclear weapons, and the politics of fear -- Media, globalization, and violence: views from around the world -- Public rationality, political elitism, and opposition to war -- Media effects on public opinion: propaganda, indoctrination, and mass resistance -- Propaganda, celebrity gossip, and the decline of news -- Postscript: media coverage in the age of Obama.

Sommario/riassunto

In this fresh and provocative book, Anthony DiMaggio uses the war in Iraq and the United States confrontations with Iran as his touchstones to probe the sometimes fine line between news and propaganda. Using



Antonio Gramsci''s concept of hegemony and drawing upon the seminal works of Noam Chomsky, Edward Herman, and Robert McChesney, DiMaggio combines a rigorousempirical analysis and clear, lucid prose to enlighten readers about issues essential to the struggle for a critical media and a functioning democracy.