Journalism and Foreign Policy: How the US and UK Media Cover Official Enemies
Jesse Owen Hearns-Branaman, "Journalism and Foreign Policy: How the US and UK Media Cover Official Enemies"
English | ISBN: 0367541378 | 2022 | 186 pages | PDF | 3 MB
English | ISBN: 0367541378 | 2022 | 186 pages | PDF | 3 MB
This edited collection brings together critical and up-to-date assessments of how mainstream American and British media cover their respective foreign policies, paying special attention to ‘official enemies’.
In the age of the internet and social media, the reporting and commentary on world events by mainstream Western media remains tightly bound by the way in which Western governments promote their framing. This book explores the extent to which historical and recent Western media coverage has reflected and continues to reflect the foreign policies of the United States and the United Kingdom towards ten non-Western countries: Afghanistan, China, Cuba, Haiti, Iran, Palestine, Russia, Serbia, Syria, and Vietnam. Chapters analyse media coverage before, during and after war and geo-political and economic conflicts. Drawing from diverse perspectives and methods, including historical analysis, content analysis, critical discourse analysis, and critical linguistics,
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