War and the Media: A Random Searchlight
- ISBN-10
- 0814735800
- ISBN-13
- 9780814735800
- Series
- War and the Media
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 192
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998-01-01
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Authors
- Miles Hudson, John Stanier
Description
During the Gulf war, news of the conflict was virtually harnessed by the American-led alliance. Yet, when U.S. soldiers moved on Somalia without resistance, their landing was lent a surreal quality by hordes of journalists filming their every maneuver. In this age of instant communication, wars are often defined by their coverage, as with Vietnam; yet the symbiosis between warriors and journalists has a long history. War and the Media provides a sweeping overview of how the media has covered international conflicts in this century. Devoting each of the book's twelve chapters to a particular conflict, from the world wars to Vietnam, the Falklands, the Gulf War, and the Balkans, Miles Hudson and John Stanier here trace the evolution of the often contentious and always dramatic role of the media in twentieth-century military campaigns.
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