'Tumber and Palmer have provided an invaluable review of how
journalists covered and reported the Iraq war and its aftermath.
Their exhaustive research has resulted in an impressive analysis
that makes this book essential reading' -
John Owen, Executive Producer of News Xchange and Visiting
Professor of Journalism, City University
'This is a meticulously researched book that lays bare the way
the war was reported. Decide for yourself whether the media
'embeds' - of whom I was one - were the world's eyes and ears
inside the military, or merely the puppets of the Pentagon and the
Ministry of Defence in London' - Ben Brown, BBC
'Media at War offers insights into the ways in which media at
war inevitably become participants in both the military and the
political wars' - Professor Michael Gurevitch, University of
Maryland
International media coverage of the war in Iraq provoked public
scrutiny as well debate amongst journalists themselves.
Media at War offers a critical overview of the coverage in the
context of other preceding wars, including the first Gulf War, and
opens up the debate on the key questions that emerged during the
crisis. For example,
- What did we actually gain from 'live, on the spot'
reporting?
- Were journalists adequately trained and protected?
- How compromised were the so-called 'embedded' journalists?
Tumber and Palmer's analysis covers both the pre-war and post
war phase, as well as public reaction to these events, and as such
provides an invaluable framework for understanding how the media
and news organisations operated during the Iraq Crisis.
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