Pockets of Resistance : British News Media, War and Theory in the 2003 Invasion of Iraq.
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- 9780719095030
- 070.44995670443
- P96.I73.P635 2010
Pockets of resistance: British news media, war and theory in the 2003 invasion of Iraq -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of tables and figures -- Preface and acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Mobilising for battle: Th e news media and war from Vietnam to Iraq -- 3. Theorising and analysing media performance in wartime -- 4. Placing coverage of the invasion in context -- 5. 'Supporting our boys in battle': Evidence for supportive coverage and the elitedriven model -- 6. 'Independence, diversity and professional autonomy': Evidence for negotiated and oppositional coverage -- 7. Case studies from the invasion of Iraq: Jessica Lynch, Ali Abbas and the antiwar movement -- 8. Conclusion: Patterns of support, negotiation and opposition -- Appendix A: Further information about the content and framing analysis -- Appendix B: Examples of the detailed criteria provided to coders for assessing thematic frames -- Bibliography -- Index.
The most detailed, sophisticated and theoretically grounded analysis of wartime media coverage written to date. Describes and explains how British news media variously supported, and dissented from, coalition propaganda campaigns during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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