Debating war and peace : media coverage of U.S. intervention in the post-Vietnam era /
The First Amendment ideal of an independent press allows American journalists to present critical perspectives on government policies and actions; but are the media independent of government in practice? Here Jonathan Mermin demonstrates that when it comes to military intervention, journalists over...
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
c1999
Princeton, N.J. : ©1999 Princeton, N.J. : c1999 Princeton, NJ : [1999] |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Tables
- Preface
- One. Introduction
- Two. The Spectrum of Debate in the News
- Three. Grenada and Panama
- Four. The Buildup to the Gulf War
- Five. The Rule and Some Exceptions
- Six. Television News and the Foreign-Policy Agenda
- Seven. Conclusion
- Appendix
- Index
- The Spectrum of Debate in the News
- Grenada and Panama
- The Buildup to the GulfWar
- The Rule and Some Exceptions
- Television News and the Foreign-Policy Agenda