The CNN effect : the myth of news, foreign policy, and intervention / Piers Robinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Robinson, Piers, 1970-

Contributor:

ebrary, Inc.

Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Television broadcasting of news.

Foreign news.

Humanitarian assistance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 177 pages)

Other Title:

Myth of news, foreign policy, and intervention

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

From the Gulf War to Kosovo, the last decade has seen a new found willingness by Western governments to use force to intervene in "distant" humanitarian crises. Central to this new policy is the so-called "CNN effect," the saturation of western viewers with non-stop, real-time news footage from civil wars, which constitute a powerful plea for action. But is the media genuinely influential in shaping foreign policy, or are governments oblivious to partial news coverage. "The CNN Effect" examines the relationship between the state and its media, and considers the role played by the CNN effect in a series of "humanitarian" interventions in Iraq, Somalia, Bosnia, Kosovo and Rwanda. Piers Robinson challenges traditional views of media subservience and argues that sympathetic news coverage at key moments in foreign crises can influence the response of western governments. Included is discussion of the US' recent "bread and bombs" tactics in Afghanistan.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-169) and index.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. Available via World Wide Web.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

0203995031

9780203995037

Publisher Number:

99954739776

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.