REVIEW: Manipulation that we now take for granted

It cannot have been a coincidence that the bombs and missiles that rained down on Baghdad at the beginning of the American invasion of Iraq on 20 March 2003 fell just where the world’s television cameras could capture the resulting explosions. President Bush had promised shock and awe and there it w...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:0dbf06e9ad394d2490e98f7d76dc587b2021-12-02T08:26:21ZREVIEW: Manipulation that we now take for granted10.24135/pjr.v18i2.2751023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/0dbf06e9ad394d2490e98f7d76dc587b2012-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/275https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035It cannot have been a coincidence that the bombs and missiles that rained down on Baghdad at the beginning of the American invasion of Iraq on 20 March 2003 fell just where the world’s television cameras could capture the resulting explosions. President Bush had promised shock and awe and there it was, carefully designed to look as spectacular as possible for the journalists beaming pictures and descriptions from the Palestine Hotel. It was a deliberate piece of media manipulation intended to remind the Arab states, Pakistan and Afghanistan, of American military might.Philip CassAsia Pacific NetworkarticleArmed conflictConflict reportingConflict resolutionMilitaryMilitary relationsTerrorismCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 18, Iss 2 (2012)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Armed conflict
Conflict reporting
Conflict resolution
Military
Military relations
Terrorism
Communication. Mass media
P87-96
Journalism. The periodical press, etc.
PN4699-5650
spellingShingle Armed conflict
Conflict reporting
Conflict resolution
Military
Military relations
Terrorism
Communication. Mass media
P87-96
Journalism. The periodical press, etc.
PN4699-5650
Philip Cass
REVIEW: Manipulation that we now take for granted
description It cannot have been a coincidence that the bombs and missiles that rained down on Baghdad at the beginning of the American invasion of Iraq on 20 March 2003 fell just where the world’s television cameras could capture the resulting explosions. President Bush had promised shock and awe and there it was, carefully designed to look as spectacular as possible for the journalists beaming pictures and descriptions from the Palestine Hotel. It was a deliberate piece of media manipulation intended to remind the Arab states, Pakistan and Afghanistan, of American military might.
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