The media and peace : from Vietnam to the 'War on terror' /
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| Author / Creator: | Spencer, Graham. |
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| Imprint: | Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005. |
| Description: | ix, 212 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5890994 |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1. News Culture
- Journalism as field and practice
- News economy
- News politics
- Conclusion
- 2. The Impact of News on Foreign Policy
- The CNN effect
- The CNN effect and Somalia
- Problems with the CNN effect
- Conclusion
- 3. Diplomacy and Signalling
- The problem of meaning
- Symbolism and politics
- Presentations of the self
- Conclusion
- 4. Vietnam
- The political background
- Vietnam and the media
- Reporting the anti-war movement
- Conclusion
- 5. Rwanda and Reporting Africa
- Historical and political background
- Radio and genocide
- Media coverage of Rwanda and reporting Africa
- Conclusion
- 6. Bosnia and Kosovo
- The media and Bosnia
- Kosovo and the media
- Conclusion
- 7. The Middle East
- Oslo, secrecy and publicity
- Reporting negotiations
- News and peace: a problematic relationship
- Conclusion
- 8. The Northern Ireland Peace Process
- Political background
- News and the peace process
- Conclusion
- 9. The Gulf War, the 'War on Terror' and Iraq
- The 'war on terror'
- Al-Jazeera and propaganda
- The Iraq War, 2003
- New media
- Conclusion
- 10. Peace Journalism
- Journalism and peace dialogue
- Paradigm shift
- A conflict resolution dynamic
- Conclusion
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
