Media at war : the Iraq crisis /

The Iraq war provoked widespread public debate, and media coverage of the events have also been the subject of scrutiny. Embedded reporters, 24-hour news and 'live on the spot' reports have had a huge impact on the news we receive. Media at War offers a critical overview of the war coverag...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tumber, Howard
Other Authors: Palmer, Jerry, 1940-
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 2004.
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=251817
Table of Contents:
  • pt. 1. The media go to war. Journalists go to war
  • Embedding down
  • The safety of journalists
  • Embedding and identification
  • Information management
  • pt. 2. Media coverage. The pre-invasion phase
  • The invasion phase
  • The post-invasion phase
  • pt. 3. The media still at war. Weapons of mass destruction, the Hutton inquiry and the BBC
  • Conclusion
  • Postscript: the publication of the Hutton Report.