EAN: 9780230244573

THE MEDIA AT WAR - SUSAN L CARRUTHERS KARTONIER...

News media  movies  blogs and video games issue constant invitations to picture war  experience
the thrill of combat  and revisit battles past. War  it's often said  sells. But what does it
take to sell a war  and to what extent can news media be viewed as disinterested reporters of
truth?Lively and highly readable  this book explores how wars have been reported  interpreted
and perpetuated from the dawn of the media age to the present digital era. Spanning a broad
geographical and historical canvas  Susan L. Carruthers provides a compelling analysis of the
forces that shape the production of news and images of war - from state censorship to more
subtle forms of military manipulation and popular pressure. This fully revised second edition
has been updated to cover modern-day conflict in the post 9 11 epoch  including the wars in
Iraq and Afghanistan. Rich in historical detail  The Media at War also provides sharp insights
into contemporary experience  prompting critical reflection on western society's paradoxical
attitudes towards war.

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