War and the Media: Propaganda and persuasion in the Gulf War

by Philip M. Taylor

Overview

A standard text on the subject. New introduction and bibliography. The leading expert in the field.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780719055508
Publisher:	Manchester University Press
Publication date:	08/06/1998
Edition description:	Revised Edition
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Philip M. Taylor is Reader in International Communications at the University of Leeds

Table of Contents

Introduction: Image and reality in the Gulf War.
Chapter One: 'A controlled information environment': allied media management in the Gulf War.
Chapter Two: Reporters under fire: Iraqui media mismanagement in the Gulf War.
Chapter Three: War on the mind: preparing for the ground offensive.
Chapter Four: 'Collateral damage': the air war and the issue of civilian casualties.
Chapter Five: 'Apocalypse where?': the 100 hour land war and the 'highway to hell'.
Conclusion.

Editorial Reviews

"The book is a good and useful summary of British and American media coverage of the Gulf War." --"Intelligence and National Security"
"A well written and well documented book that will be a useful reference for scholars and journalists who want to examine the role of the media in what turned into the highest profile media war in history." --"Journal of Peace Research"


“The book is a good and useful summary of British and American media coverage of the Gulf War.” —"Intelligence and National Security"
“A well written and well documented book that will be a useful reference for scholars and journalists who want to examine the role of the media in what turned into the highest profile media war in history.” —"Journal of Peace Research"


0;The book is a good and useful summary of British and American media coverage of the Gulf War.1; 2;"Intelligence and National Security"
0;A well written and well documented book that will be a useful reference for scholars and journalists who want to examine the role of the media in what turned into the highest profile media war in history.1; 2;"Journal of Peace Research"


" The book is a good and useful summary of British and American media coverage of the Gulf War." -- "Intelligence and National Security"
" A well written and well documented book that will be a useful reference for scholars and journalists who want to examine the role of the media in what turned into the highest profile media war in history." -- "Journal of Peace Research"

From the Publisher

This book by a British communications specialist emphasizes the British media more than they deserve, given America's predominant role in the war. Relying mainly on secondary sources rather than on interviews with media and military representatives, Taylor dryly documents how the Gulf war was more hidden than revealed by the media. He analyzes allied media management, including the pool system for reporters, and Saddam Hussein's failure to exploit the presence of the media. Taylor offers numerous examples of media mistakes, including the erroneous representation of oil-drenched birds as victims of the Iraqi oil spill and journalists' inability to translate military jargon about bombing sorties. Perhaps most useful are case studies of controversial instances of coverage, including the Iraqi takeover of a Saudi town and the bombing of Iraqi civilians at what might have been a bunker. This book leaves numerous holes, little exploring, for instance, why so few pictures of Iraqi casualties were shown in the West. Taylor's conclusions about the unanimity of news coverage and the debate over the right to know versus the need to know simply reprise often-stated criticisms. (June)

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

Taylor (international communications, U. of Leeds) traces the role of the mass news media in the 1991 confrontation between Iraq and a US- led coalition. He examines how both sides tried to use television and newspapers to get their own version of the conflict to people throughout the world. Collateral damage, Scud and Patriot missiles, atrocities, and the Mother of All Battles are some of the aspects he considers. The 1992 edition is here updated with a few new bits of information that have emerged since, and an expanded bibliography. Distributed in the US by St. Martin's Press. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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