War Stories: The Causes and Consequences of Public Views of War

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War Stories This page intentionally left blank War Stories the causes and consequences of public views of war Matthew A. Baum & Tim J. Groeling p r i n c e t o n u n i v e r s i t y p r e s s p r i n c e t o n a n d o x f o r d Copyright © 2010 by Princeton University Press Published by Princeton University Press, 41 William Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08540 In the United Kingdom: Princeton University Press, 6 Oxford Street, Woodstock, Oxfordshire OX20 1TW All Rights Reserved Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Baum, Matthew, 1965– War stories : the causes and consequences of public views of war / Matthew A. Baum, Tim J. Groeling. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978–0–691–13858–9 (hardback : alk. paper) — ISBN 978–0–691–13859–6 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. War—Press coverage—United States. 2. Foreign news—United States. 3. United States—Foreign relations—Public opinion. 4. Iraq War, 2003— Journalists. 5. Public opinion—United States. 6. Press and politics—United States. I. Groeling, Tim J. II. Title. PN4888.W37B38 2010 070.4⬘333—dc22 2009015445 British Library Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available This book has been composed in Sabon Printed on acid-free paper. ⬁ press.princeton.edu Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 To Mom, Dad, Kristen, and Jee, the people most responsible for who I am And to Téa, for showing me that there are an infinite number of stars in the sky With all my love and gratitude. —M.B. To Dad, who taught me to think like a scientist To Mom, who taught me to see the wonder in the world To Vicki, who let me know it all makes sense And to Laura and Carrie, who have made it all worth while. —T.G. This page intentionally left blank ...