Tell me lies : propaganda and media distortion in the attack on Iraq / edited by David Miller ; foreword by Mark Thomas

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thomas, Mark, Author of introduction, etc.

Contributor:

Miller, David, 1964- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Iraq War, 2003-2011--Press coverage--Great Britain.

Iraq War, 2003-2011.

Iraq War, 2003-2011--Mass media and the war.

Iraq War, 2003-2011--Propaganda.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 310 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

London ; Sterling, Virginia : Pluto Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Did the US and UK governments lie about weapons of mass destruction to promote an attack on Iraq? Did the media hold them to account or act as cheerleaders for war? Tell me Lies reveals the systematic propaganda used by both the US and UK governments to convince us of the 'threat' from Iraq. It shows how we were deliberately misled into a war that has resulted in a humanitarian disaster in Iraq and threatens to create further instability and resentment of the US and UK throughout the Middle East. Written by some of the world's leading journalists and commentators, it's a scathing indictment of the role of the mainstream media in legitimising government actions and undermining dissent. Critics, activists and journalists from both sides of the Atlantic explore alternatives such as the internet and Al Jazeera and provide analysis and guidance on resisting the media war. Contributors include John Pilger, Noam Chomsky, Robert Fisk, Edward Herman, Mark Thomas, Mark Steel, and cartoonist Steve Bell amongst many others.

Contents:

pt. 1. The media war

pt. 2. Propaganda wars

pt. 3. Misreporting war

pt. 4. Alternatives.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781849644747

1849644748