The Resource Don't mention the war : the Australian Defence Force, the media and the Afghan conflict, Kevin Foster
Don't mention the war : the Australian Defence Force, the media and the Afghan conflict, Kevin Foster
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- Summary
- Don't Mention the War examines Australian media coverage of the war in Afghanistan. The book demonstrates how the military's public affairs personnel have taken over many of the roles traditionally performed by reporters and shows the restrictive affect of this on media coverage. This tight media management is contrasted with the more open approach of Dutch and Canadian militaries in Afghanistan, a fact that is explained through reference to the different positions of the military within these different nations. As opposed to the Dutch and the Canadians, who had reputations to rebuild, the almost uniquely exalted position of the military in Australia has enabled and driven a media strategy tailored to defend the Australian military's high social standing. In Australian media coverage, the book goes on to argue, the war in Afghanistan has then functioned as another platform for the celebration of national military virtues. What has been offered is less a representation of action than an affirmation of identity; less a chronicle of unfolding events than a testament to immutable character. *** "Foster argues convincingly that the ADF's determination to keep an iron grip on information, based on an entrenched cultural distain for journalists, a resistance to scrutiny, and an obsession with protecting its reputation, meant that what it was actually doing in Afghanistan remained a mystery. While he attributes authorship of this mystery to the ADF hierarchy, supported at times by politicians, journalists don't escape his censure. His book is an indictment of the lack of commitment by Australian editors to covering the Afghan war."--Tom Hyland, Inside Story, January 2014Ë#x9C
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Note
- Includes index
- Contents
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- Intro -- Acknowledgments ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . . ix -- Abbreviations ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... xi -- Introduction ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . . xiii -- Chapter 1 -- Mistaking the lessons of Vietnam ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 1 -- Chapter 2 -- The 'feel free to fuck off' approach to public relations ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 18 -- Chapter 3 -- Military-media relations in the Netherlands, Canada and Australia ... ... ... ... ... ... . 38 -- Chapter 4 -- Bus tours, dogs and ponies: covering the ADF in Afghanistan ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 69 -- Chapter 5 -- Public opinion and political debate ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 104 -- Chapter 6 -- Reputation management and redemption ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 128 -- Conclusion ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . . 147
- Works cited ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 151 -- Index ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . . 161
- Isbn
- 9781922235190
- Label
- Don't mention the war : the Australian Defence Force, the media and the Afghan conflict
- Title
- Don't mention the war
- Title remainder
- the Australian Defence Force, the media and the Afghan conflict
- Statement of responsibility
- Kevin Foster
- Subject
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- Afghan War, 2001- -- Press coverage
- Armed Forces and mass media
- Armed Forces and mass media -- Australia
- Australia
- Australia, Australian Defence Force
- Australia, Australian Defence Force -- Public relations
- Mass media -- Objectivity
- Mass media -- Objectivity -- Australia
- Mass media and war
- Press coverage
- Public relations
- War -- Press coverage
- War -- Press coverage
- Afghan War, 2001- -- Mass media and the war
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Don't Mention the War examines Australian media coverage of the war in Afghanistan. The book demonstrates how the military's public affairs personnel have taken over many of the roles traditionally performed by reporters and shows the restrictive affect of this on media coverage. This tight media management is contrasted with the more open approach of Dutch and Canadian militaries in Afghanistan, a fact that is explained through reference to the different positions of the military within these different nations. As opposed to the Dutch and the Canadians, who had reputations to rebuild, the almost uniquely exalted position of the military in Australia has enabled and driven a media strategy tailored to defend the Australian military's high social standing. In Australian media coverage, the book goes on to argue, the war in Afghanistan has then functioned as another platform for the celebration of national military virtues. What has been offered is less a representation of action than an affirmation of identity; less a chronicle of unfolding events than a testament to immutable character. *** "Foster argues convincingly that the ADF's determination to keep an iron grip on information, based on an entrenched cultural distain for journalists, a resistance to scrutiny, and an obsession with protecting its reputation, meant that what it was actually doing in Afghanistan remained a mystery. While he attributes authorship of this mystery to the ADF hierarchy, supported at times by politicians, journalists don't escape his censure. His book is an indictment of the lack of commitment by Australian editors to covering the Afghan war."--Tom Hyland, Inside Story, January 2014Ë#x9C
- Cataloging source
- AU@
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1961-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Foster, Kevin D.
- Dewey number
- 070.4499581046
- Index
- index present
- Language note
- English
- LC call number
- P96.A752
- LC item number
- A84 2013
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Investigating power
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Australia
- Armed Forces and mass media
- Afghan War, 2001-
- Afghan War, 2001-
- War
- Mass media
- Australia
- Armed Forces and mass media
- Mass media and war
- Mass media
- Press coverage
- Public relations
- War
- Australia
- Label
- Don't mention the war : the Australian Defence Force, the media and the Afghan conflict, Kevin Foster
- Note
- Includes index
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
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- Intro -- Acknowledgments ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . . ix -- Abbreviations ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... xi -- Introduction ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . . xiii -- Chapter 1 -- Mistaking the lessons of Vietnam ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 1 -- Chapter 2 -- The 'feel free to fuck off' approach to public relations ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 18 -- Chapter 3 -- Military-media relations in the Netherlands, Canada and Australia ... ... ... ... ... ... . 38 -- Chapter 4 -- Bus tours, dogs and ponies: covering the ADF in Afghanistan ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 69 -- Chapter 5 -- Public opinion and political debate ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 104 -- Chapter 6 -- Reputation management and redemption ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 128 -- Conclusion ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . . 147
- Works cited ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 151 -- Index ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . . 161
- Control code
- 858573334
- Dimensions
- other
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781922235190
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Quality assurance targets
- unknown
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)858573334
- Label
- Don't mention the war : the Australian Defence Force, the media and the Afghan conflict, Kevin Foster
- Note
- Includes index
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Intro -- Acknowledgments ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . . ix -- Abbreviations ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... xi -- Introduction ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . . xiii -- Chapter 1 -- Mistaking the lessons of Vietnam ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 1 -- Chapter 2 -- The 'feel free to fuck off' approach to public relations ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 18 -- Chapter 3 -- Military-media relations in the Netherlands, Canada and Australia ... ... ... ... ... ... . 38 -- Chapter 4 -- Bus tours, dogs and ponies: covering the ADF in Afghanistan ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 69 -- Chapter 5 -- Public opinion and political debate ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 104 -- Chapter 6 -- Reputation management and redemption ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 128 -- Conclusion ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . . 147
- Works cited ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 151 -- Index ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . . 161
- Control code
- 858573334
- Dimensions
- other
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781922235190
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Quality assurance targets
- unknown
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)858573334
Subject
- Afghan War, 2001- -- Press coverage
- Armed Forces and mass media
- Armed Forces and mass media -- Australia
- Australia
- Australia, Australian Defence Force
- Australia, Australian Defence Force -- Public relations
- Mass media -- Objectivity
- Mass media -- Objectivity -- Australia
- Mass media and war
- Press coverage
- Public relations
- War -- Press coverage
- War -- Press coverage
- Afghan War, 2001- -- Mass media and the war
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