War in the Media Age

by Thrall, A. Trevor

• ISBN13: 9781572732476
• ISBN10: 1572732474
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-10-01
• Publisher: Hampton Pr

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(12)
The Growth of Press Controls and the Conventional Wisdom	2	(3)
War in the Media Age: An Alternative Explanation	5	(3)
Methods	8	(3)
Endnotes	11	(2)
The Seeds of a New Strategy: Press Policy in Vietnam	13	(32)
Three Political Problems: Publicity, Negativity, and Credibility	14	(5)
The Basic Public Affairs Package Emerges, 1965	19	(5)
Problems Remain	24	(13)
Endnotes	37	(8)
The Legacy of Vietnam and the Growth of Media Power	45	(32)
The Debate Over Press Power and the Erosion of the Government/Press Relationship	48	(13)
The Rise of Media Power	61	(9)
Conclusion	70	(1)
Endnotes	70	(7)
Grenada: The ``Off the Record'' War	77	(50)
Background	79	(5)
The Military Comes to Grenada Without A Plan	84	(9)
``Us Against Them'': The Reagan White House and the Press During Urgent Fury	93	(9)
The Impact of Government Media Strategy on the Press	102	(8)
Public Affairs After Grenada	110	(5)
Conclusions	115	(2)
Endnotes	117	(10)
Pinning the Press Down in Panama	127	(36)
Background	128	(5)
The Bush Administration and Press Policy in Just Cause	133	(8)
Military Public Affairs in Just Cause	141	(4)
The Impact of Government Media Strategy on the Press	145	(5)
Public Affairs After Just Cause	150	(2)
Conclusions	152	(3)
Endnotes	155	(8)
Persian Gulf Press Policy	163	(68)
The Bush Administration and Desert Storm	173	(23)
The Impact of Government Media Strategy on the Press	196	(20)
Conclusions	216	(2)
Endnotes	218	(13)
War in the Media Age	231	(36)
Deflating the Conventional Wisdom	232	(6)
The Elements of Presidential Power and the Limits of Control	238	(8)
The Implications of the New Media Strategy	246	(8)
Prospects for the Government/Press Struggle	254	(10)
Endnotes	264	(3)
Author Index	267	(8)
Subject Index	275