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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817358103321

Autore

Tumber Howard

Titolo

Media at war [[electronic resource] ] : the Iraq crisis / / Howard Tumber and Jerry Palmer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : SAGE, c2004

ISBN

9786610371051

1-4129-3367-6

1-4129-0182-0

1-4462-3942-X

1-280-37105-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource ([iv], 188 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PalmerJerry <1940->

Disciplina

070.44995670443

Soggetti

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

War correspondents

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-182) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part I: The Media go to War -- Chapter 1 - Journalists go to war -- Chapter 2 - Embedding down -- Chapter 3 - The safety of journalists -- Chapter 4 - Embedding and identification -- Chapter 5 - Information management -- Part II: Media Coverage -- Chapter 6 - The pre-invasion phase -- Chapter 7 - The invasion phase -- Chapter 8 - The post-invasion phase -- Part III: The Media Still at War -- Chapter 9 - Weapons of mass destruction, the Hutton inquiry and the BBC -- Chapter 10 - Conclusion -- Postscript: The publication of the Hutton report -- References -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

The Iraq War provoked widespread public debate, and media coverage of the events has also been the subject of scrutiny. 'Media at War' offers a critical overview of the war coverage and provides a context for examining questions that emerged about the role of journalists.