Media and Conflict in the Twenty-First Century
This collection of essays explores current issues surrounding the media and conflict in the Twenty-first Century. Essays will look at the role of evolving media technologies, the globalization of television and communications, public diplomacy, gender and
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Media and Conflict in the Twenty-First Century Edited by Philip Seib
MEDIA AND CONFLICT IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
© Philip Seib, 2005. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2005 978-1-4039-6833-3 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. First published in 2005 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN™ 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 and Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England RG21 6XS Companies and representatives throughout the world. PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint of the Palgrave Macmillan division of St. Martin’s Press, LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan® is a registered trademark in the United States, United Kingdom and other countries. Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-53059-5 ISBN 978-1-4039-8033-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9781403980335 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Media and conflict in the twenty-first century / edited by Philip Seib. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. War—Press coverage. 2. War—Press coverage—United States. 3. Television and war. 4. Press and politics. I. Title: Media and conflict in the twenty-first century. II. Seib, Philip M., 1949– PN4784.W37M43 2005 070.4⬘333—dc22
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Contents
List of Illustrations
vii
Preface
ix
Acknowledgments
xi
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Effects of Global Television News on U.S. Policy in International Conflict Eytan Gilboa International News and Advanced Information Technology: Changing the Institutional Domination Paradigm? Steven Livingston, W. Lance Bennett, and W. Lucas Robinson
33
Getting to War: Communications and Mobilization in the 2002–03 Iraq Crisis Robin Brown
57
Chapter 4
The Internet, Politics, and Missile Defense Jayne Rodgers
Chapter 5
The Missing Public in U.S. Public Diplomacy: Exploring the News Media’s Role in Developing an American Constituency Kathy Fitzpatrick and Tamara Kosic
Chapter 6
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Characteristics of War Coverage by Female Correspondents Cinny Kennard and Sheila T. Murphy
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Contents
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
The Real War Will Never Get on Television: An Analysis of Casualty Imagery in American Television Coverage of the Iraq War Sean Aday
141
News Coverage of the Bosnian War in Dutch Newspapers: Impact and Implications Nel Ruigrok, Jan A. de Ridder, Otto Scholten
157
Terrorist Web Sites: Their Contents, Functioning, and Effectiveness Maura Conway
185
The News Media and “the Clash of Civilizations” Philip Seib
217
Contributors
235
Index
237
Illustrations
Figures 8.1 8.2
Total number of statements in the news per week News coverage about the Bosnian w
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