Media power and the transformation of war / Chiara de Franco.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

De Franco, Chiara, 1977-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mass media and war.

War in mass media.

Physical Description:

xii, 220 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.

Summary:

Do the news media have any role in the transformation of war and warfare? This book argues that the news media alter the cognitive and strategic environment of the actors of war and politics and change the way these interact with one another. Contributing to the changing nature of war and warfare, the media is influencing decision-making and political leaders themselves. Building on a four-dimensional definition of power and focusing on the role of television, this book recognizes the importance of interactions upon the understanding of any social phenomenon. It suggests that the nature of war is changing partly because it is no longer just a matter of linear strategic interactions but also, and mainly, of 'mediated' ones. Book jacket.

Contents:

Media power : a radical view

Power over the agenda

Power over the process

Power over the Channel

Power over the instruments.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-215) and index.

ISBN:

9781137009746

1137009748

OCLC:

792880398