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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Robinson, Piers, 1970-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Television broadcasting of news.

Foreign news.

Humanitarian assistance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (190 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The CNN Effect examines the relationship between the state and its media, and considers the role played by the news reporting 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.

Contents:

BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; 1 The CNN effect considered; 2 Developing a theory of media influence; 3 The CNN effect myth; 4 The CNN effect in action; 5 The limits of the CNN effect; 6 The CNN effect reconsidered; Appendix A: Policy uncertainty; Appendix B: Framing; Appendix C: Testing the policy-media interaction model; Appendix D: Case selection; Notes; Bibliography and further reading; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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

ISBN:

1-134-51313-5

1-134-51314-3

1-280-10716-2

0-203-99503-1

9780203995037

OCLC:

169570369