This is the first academic analysis of the role of embedded media
in the 2003 Iraq War, providing a concise history of US military
public affairs management since Vietnam. In late summer 2002, the
Pentagon considered giving the press an inside view of the upcoming
invasion of Iraq. The decision was surprising, and the innovative
"embedded media program" itself received intense coverage in the
media. Its critics argued that the program was simply a new and
sophisticated form of propaganda. Their implicit assumption was
that the Pentagon had become better at its news management and had
learned to co-opt the media. This new book tests this assumption,
introducing a model of organizational learning and redraws the US
military's cumbersome learning curve in public affairs from
Vietnam, Grenada, Panama, the Persian Gulf, Somalia, the Balkans to
Afghanistan, examining whether past lessons were implemented in
Iraq in 2003. Thomas Rid argues that while the US armed forces have
improved their press operations, America's military is still one
step behind fast-learning and media-savvy global terrorist
organizations. War and Media Operations will be of great interest
to students of the Iraq War, media and war, propaganda, political
communications and military studies in general.
General
| Imprint: |
Routledge
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Cass Military Studies |
| Release date: |
March 2008 |
| First published: |
2007 |
| Authors: |
Thomas Rid
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 13mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
240 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-415-47209-8 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Warfare & defence >
General
Promotions
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| LSN: |
0-415-47209-1 |
| Barcode: |
9780415472098 |
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