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Unreliable watchdog : the news media and U.S. foreign policy / Ted Galen Carpenter.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Carpenter, Ted Galen, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Press and politics--United States--History--20th century.
- Press and politics.
- Press and politics--United States--History--21st century.
- Government and the press--United States--History--20th century.
- Government and the press.
- Government and the press--United States--History--21st century.
- United States--Foreign relations--20th century.
- United States.
- United States--Foreign relations--21st century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (527 pages.)
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : Cato Institute, [2022]
- Contents:
- Introduction: an ambiguous press legacy on foreign policy
- A century of hawkish sentiments
- A (belated) Vietnam wakeup call and its aftermath
- New restraints and enticements: Grenada, the Gulf War, and Somalia
- Advocacy journalism and propaganda: press coverage of the Balkan Wars
- Recirculating government disinformation on Iraq
- Cheerleading for humanitarian crusades: Libya and Syria
- Toxic bias pollutes Russia coverage
- Volatile media perspectives regarding China
- Groupthink and club membership
- Harassing journalistic dissenters
- The press as a subsidiary of the national security state
- A changing media landscape: the growth of social media
- Conclusion: the media's obligation to serve as a foreign policy watchdog.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Carpenter, Ted Galen. Unreliable watchdog
- ISBN:
- 9781952223341 (electronic bk.)
- 1952223342 (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 40031506120
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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