Taken by Storm The Media, Public Opinion, and U. S. Foreign Policy in the Gulf War

Name: Taken by Storm The Media, Public Opinion, and U. S. Foreign Policy in the Gulf War
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ISBN: 9780226042596

ISBN-10: 0226042596

ISBN-13: 9780226042596

Edition: 1994 (Reprint)

Authors: W. Lance Bennett, David L. Paletz

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In the most comprehensive study of the media and foreign policy, twenty distinguished scholars and analysts explain the role played by the mass media and public opinion in the development of United States foreign policy in the Gulf War. Tracing the flow of news, public opinion, and policy decisions from Sadam Hussein's rise to power in 1979, to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, through the outbreak and conclusion of the war, the contributors look at how the media have become key players in the foreign policy process. They examine the pre-war media debate, news coverage during and after the war, how the news-gathering process shaped the content of the coverage, and the media's effect on public…

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List price: $22.50
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 10/3/1994
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 341
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction to the Media and Foreign Policy


A View from the Press



A View from the Military



A View from the Academy




The News About Foreign Policy




The Press as Prologue: Media Coverage of Saddam's Iraq, 1979-1990




News and Historical Content: The Establishment Phase of the Persian Gulf Policy Debate




The News before the Storm: The Iraq War Debate and the Limits to Media Independence




Domesticating a Crisis: Washington Newsbeats and Network News after theIraq Invasion of Kuwait




Strategic Public Diplomacy: Managing Kuwait's Image During the GulfConflict




The Gulf War as Popular Culture and Television Drama




News Coverage of the Gulf Crisis and Public Opinion: A Study ofAgenda-Setting, Priming, and Framing Shanto Iyengar




Elite Leadership of Mass Opinion: New Evidence from the Gulf War




Crisis, War, and Public Opinion: The Media and Public Support for thePresident




A Mutual Exploitation Model of Media Influence in U.S. Foreign Policy




Strategic Politicians, Public Opinion, and the Gulf Crisis




Just Deserts



Appendix: Gulf Conflict Event Guide


Contributors


Index