War stories : the causes and consequences of public views of war

The Resource War stories : the causes and consequences of public views of war

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War stories : the causes and consequences of public views of war

Title remainder

the causes and consequences of public views of war

Statement of responsibility

Matthew A. Baum & Tim J. Groeling

Language

eng

Summary

" ... [This book] argues that the media systematically distort the information the public vitally needs to determine whether to support such initiatives, for reasons having more to do with journalists' professional interests than the merits of the policies, and that this has significant consequences for national security. Matthew Baum and Tim Groeling develop a "strategic bias" theory that explains the foreign-policy communication process as a three-way interaction among the press, political elites, and the public, each of which has distinct interests, biases, and incentives ... Baum and Groeling take an in-depth look at media coverage, elite rhetoric, and public opinion during the Iraq war and other U.S. conflicts abroad. They trace how traditional and new media select stories, how elites frame and sometimes even distort events, and how these dynamics shape public opinion over the course of a conflict"--Publisher's website

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

070.4/333

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

PN4888.W37

LC item number

B38 2010

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

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