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- Shooting the Messenger: The Political Impact of War Reporting
- Book
- 2011
- Published by: University of Nebraska Press
summary
As the literature on military-media relations grows, it is informed by antagonism either from journalists who report on wars or from ex-soldiers in their memoirs. Academics who attempt more judicious accounts rarely have any professional military or media experience. A working knowledge of the operational constraints of both professions underscores Shooting the Messenger. A veteran war correspondent and think tank director, Paul L. Moorcraft has served in the British Ministry of Defence, while historian-by-training Philip M. Taylor is a professor of international communications who has lectured widely to the U.S. military and at NATO institutions. Some of the topics they examine in this wide-ranging history of military-media relations are: – the interface between soldiers and civilian reporters covering conflicts – the sometimes grey area between reporters’ right or need to know and the operational security constraints imposed by the military – the military’s manipulation of journalists who accept it as a trade-off for safer battlefield access – the resultant gap between images of war and their reality – the evolving nature of media technology and the difficulties—and opportunities—this poses to the military – journalistic performance in reporting conflict as an observer or a participant Moorcraft and Taylor provide a bridge over which each side can pass and a path to mutual understanding.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. 1xv-xvi
- 1. The Origins of War Reporting
- pp. 1-30
- 2. The World Wars
- pp. 31-68
- 3. The Cold War (of Words)
- pp. 69-102
- 4. African “Sideshows”?
- pp. 103-126
- 5. Europe’s Intra-State Conflicts
- pp. 127-148
- 6. The Middle East and Afghanistan
- pp. 149-174
- 7. The Long War
- pp. 175-212
- 8. The Mechanics of Reporting War and Peace
- pp. 213-238
- 9. No More Heroes?
- pp. 239-250
- Selected Bibliography
- pp. 293-302
- About the Authors
- pp. 317-318
Additional Information
ISBN
9781612343150
Related ISBN(s)
9781574889475
MARC Record
OCLC
1016660398
Pages
336
Launched on MUSE
2018-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No