The War in Iraq and Why the Media Failed Us (Hardcover)

Polls show that a sizeable portion of the American population believes that troops found WMD in Iraq and that Saddam Hussein was somehow responsible for the attacks of September 11. Even after the 9/11 Commission Report and numerous other reports have concluded that our intelligence was flawed, people in the freest nation on earth continue to be misinformed about something that could not be more vital to understand—the reasons for sending troops into harm's way. This insightful analysis argues that the media should have done a better job of performing its traditional role of skeptic and watchdog, and it examines what went wrong. There are, of course, many people whose support for going to war in Iraq was not contingent on the existence of WMD or a connection to al-Qaeda. But many others based their support for the war on misinformation. Dadge explores why the media did not aggressively investigate the claims made by the administration and intelligence agencies; in short, why they did not do their job: to fully inform the citizenry to the best of their ability. He examines pressures from the Bush administration, pressures from corporate consolidation of media ownership, patriotism and self-censorship, and other factors. He concludes with recommendations for ways in which the media can improve their reporting on government.

General

Imprint:	Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2006
First published:	July 2006
Authors:	David Dadge
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	216
ISBN-13:	978-0-275-98766-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General
LSN:	0-275-98766-3
Barcode:	9780275987664

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