The Media and the War on Terrorism
- ISBN-10
- 081579603X
- ISBN-13
- 9780815796039
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 307
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003-07-16
- Publisher
- Brookings Institution Press
- Authors
- Stephen Hess, Marvin Kalb
Description
These candid conversations capture the difficulties of reporting during crisis and war, particularly the tension between government and the press. The participants include distinguished journalists—American and foreign, print and broadcast—and prominent public officials, past and present. They illuminate the struggle to balance free speech and the right to know with the need to protect sensitive information in the national interest. As the Information Age collides with the War on Terrorism, that challenge becomes even more critical and daunting. "We are very careful in what we talk about publicly. We do not want to paint a picture for the bad guys. So we don't talk very much at all about what we're going to do going forward."—Victoria Clarke, Department of Defense "This was a war that was very different. It was conducted primarily by about 200 to 250 special forces soldiers on the ground. There were no reporters with those soldiers until after the fall of Kandahar, until the war was essentially over. There were no eyes and ears, and that's the way the Pentagon wants it."—John McWethy, ABC News "I covered Capitol Hill for a very long time and was always astounded by the nonpolitical motivation of a lot of people that are up there who really do want to make the world better, want to make the U.S. better. So don't come away believing that because there are political implications that there are always political motivations."—Candy Crowley, CNN "There is a feeling among the community, Muslim Americans, and also overseas that we might become the new enemy. But so far nobody knows whether it is just because of the war or if it's going to last."—Hafez Al-Mirazi, Al-Jazeera Cosponsored with the Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at the Kennedy School, Harvard University.
Get the book
Similar books
-
The Media and the War on Terrorism
By Stephen HessThe Media and the War on Terrorism
-
Media, War, and Terrorism: Responses from the Middle East and Asia
By Peter van der Veer, Shoma MunshiBy examining the use of media as an instrument of warfare and analyzing the construction of public opinion in mediated electronic warfare, this book clearly shows the difference in perspectives between public opinion in the US and the rest ...
-
Media, War and Postmodernity
By Philip HammondDiscussing the humanitarian interventions of the 1990s and the War on Terror, the book analyzes the rise of a postmodern sensibility in domestic and international politics, and explores how the projection of power abroad is undermined by a ...
-
Terrorism and the Media: From the Iran Hostage Crisis to the World Trade Center Bombing
By Brigitte Lebens NacosExploring the recent increase in anti-American terrorism, this updated study argues that terrorist groups are now exploiting the link between the media and public opinion polls (particularly regarding the popularity of American presidents) ...
-
The Media War
By Sheila RiveraExplores the history of television news stations and programs involvement and influence in times of war, from the Vietnam Conflict to the War on Terrorism.
-
Media and Terrorism: Global Perspectives
By Des Freedman, Daya Kishan ThussuThis is an excellent source which puts students in the heart of the contemporary discussion and encourages them to form opinions. It is a great resource for seminars as well as gateways to research.
-
9/11, the War on Terror, and the Sociology of Mass Media (First Edition)
By Nickie Michaud WildThe book begins with a selection of articles and chapters that offer students a thorough explanation of the attacks themselves, as well as the effects they had on politics and other official publics.
-
Media, Terrorism, and Theory: A Reader
By Anandam P. Kavoori, Todd FraleyThe media mythmakers maintained that the Cold War was a period of peace and tranquility when in fact more than 20 million people died across the “Third World” in Cold War—related conflicts—from Korea to Vietnam, from Indonesia to Angola ...
-
Media Wars: News at a Time of Terror
By Danny SchechterThere are 500 public access channels nationwide , some of which carry shows like Amy Goodman's Democracy Now . The Pacifica radio network offers dissenting voices that cannot easily be heard elsewhere . Independent ( indy ) media videos ...
-
War and the Media: Reporting Conflict 24/7
By Des Freedman, Daya Kishan ThussuHow do journalists view their role in covering distant wars? This book critically examines the changing contours of media coverage of war and considers the complexity of the relationship between mass media and governments in wartime.