The media and the war on terrorism / Stephen Hess, Marvin Kalb, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics, and Public Policy.

Brookings Institution.

Hess, Stephen.

Kalb, Marvin L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism and mass media.

Terrorism--Press coverage.

Terrorism.

War--Press coverage.

War.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (328 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This collection of conversations between journalists and federal officials aims to capture the tensions between the press and the government during wartime. They cover issues including military censorship and the difficulties of maintaining security in an era of satellite technology.

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Contents; Foreword; 1. Introduction; 2. Lessons of Wars Past; 3. Presidential Press Secretaries; 4. National Security Decisionmakers; 5. The CNN Effect; 6. The Pentagon and the Press; 7. Three Months Later; 8. The Hart-Rudman Commission Report; 9. The Anthrax Attacks and Bioterrorism; 10. Dissent; 11. Afghanistan; 12. The Middle East; 13. Foreign Correspondents in Washington; 14. Public Diplomacy or Propaganda?; 15. Congress; 16. Public Opinion; 17. Overview; 18. Running toward Danger; Index

Notes:

"Cosponsored by the Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics, and Public Policy at Harvard University."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786610812806

9781280812804

128081280X

9780815796039

081579603X

OCLC:

559503491