′Tumber and Palmer have provided an invaluable review of how
journalists covered and reported the Iraq war and its aftermath. Their
exhaustive research has resulted in an impressive analysis that makes
this book essential reading′ - John Owen, Executive Producer of News
Xchange and Visiting Professor of Journalism, City University ′This
is a meticulously researched book that lays bare the way the war was
reported. Decide for yourself whether the media ′embeds′ - of whom
I was one - were the world′s eyes and ears inside the military, or
merely the puppets of the Pentagon and the Ministry of Defence in
London′ - Ben Brown, BBC ′Media at War offers insights into the
ways in which media at war inevitably become participants in both the
military and the political wars′ - Professor Michael Gurevitch,
University of Maryland International media coverage of the war in Iraq
provoked public scrutiny as well debate amongst journalists
themselves. Media at War offers a critical overview of the coverage in
the context of other preceding wars, including the first Gulf War, and
opens up the debate on the key questions that emerged during the
crisis. For example, - What did we actually gain from ′live, on the
spot′ reporting? - Were journalists adequately trained and
protected? - How compromised were the so-called ′embedded′
journalists? Tumber and Palmer′s analysis covers both the pre-war
and post war phase, as well as public reaction to these events, and as
such provides an invaluable framework for understanding how the media
and news organisations operated during the Iraq Crisis.
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ISBN
9781446239421
Publisert
2015
Utgave
1. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Sage Publications Ltd (UK)
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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