Pockets of resistance : British news media, war and theory in the 2003 invasion of Iraq /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York : Distributed by ... Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Description:	ix, 214 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Iraq War (2003-2011) Mass media -- Great Britain. Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Mass media and the war. Television broadcasting of news -- Great Britain -- History -- 21st century. Mass media and war -- Case studies. Mass media. Mass media and war. Television broadcasting of news. Iraq Great Britain. Case studies. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8287840

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Other authors / contributors:	Robinson, Piers, 1970- Taylor, Philip M.
ISBN:	0719084458 (pbk.) 9780719084454 (pbk.) 9780719081583 (hbk.) 0719081580 (hbk.)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [196]-209) and index.
Summary:	Provides an analysis of how British news media covered the 2003 Iraq invasion and a theoretical basis for our understanding of wartime media-state relations.

Table of Contents:

List of tables and figures
Preface and acknowledgements
1. Introduction
2. Mobilising for battle: The news media and war from Vietnam to Iraq
3. Theorising and analysing media performance in wartime
4. Placing coverage of the invasion in context
5. 'Supporting our boys in battle': Evidence for supportive coverage and the elite-driven model
6. 'Independence, diversity and professional autonomy': Evidence for negotiated and oppositional coverage
7. Case studies from the invasion of Iraq: Jessica Lynch, Ali Abbas and the anti-war movement
8. Conclusion: Patterns of support, negotiation and opposition
Appendix A. Further information about the content and framing analysis
Appendix B. Examples of the detailed criteria provided to coders for assessing thematic frames
Bibliography
Index

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