Shooting the messenger : the political impact of war reporting / Paul L. Moorcraft and Philip M. Taylor.
Moorcraft, Paul L.; Taylor, Philip M.
2008
PN4784.W37 M66 2008 (Mapit)
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Title Shooting the messenger : the political impact of war reporting / Paul L. Moorcraft and Philip M. Taylor.
Author Moorcraft, Paul L.
Edition 1st ed.
ISBN 9781574889475 (alk. paper)
1574889478 (alk. paper)
Imprint Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, c2008.
Language English
Description xv, 318 p. ; 24 cm.
Call Number PN4784.W37 M66 2008
Dewey Decimal Classification 070.4/33
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.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author Taylor, Philip M.
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The origins of war reporting
The world wars
The Cold War (of words)
African "sideshows"?
Europe's intra-state conflicts
The Middle East and Afghanistan
The long war
The mechanics of reporting war and peace
No more heroes?

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