Why Nicaragua Vanished A Story of Reporters and Revolutionaries

by Leiken, Robert S.

• ISBN13: 9780742523425
• ISBN10: 074252342X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-04-09
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

This book takes a closer look at the perceptions that Americans develop about foreign countries and the role the press plays in creating those perceptions.

Author Biography

Robert S. Leiken is the director of the Immigration and National Security Program at the Nixon Center in Washington, D.C.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	ix
An Election Stunner	1	(6)
Nicaragua: A Test of the News	7	(14)
Cohorts: Vietnam and the New Foreign Correspondent	21	(16)
Media Studies	37	(24)
An ``All-American-Style Election''	61	(10)
The ``Authentic Expression of Nationalism''	71	(16)
Shaking the Imperial Frame	87	(20)
A New Correspondent in Nicaragua	107	(10)
The Media Presentation of the Sandinistas, 1978-79	117	(14)
Sandinista Popularity and the Nicaragua News Frame, 1979-89	131	(16)
The Media Presentation of the ``Contras'' 1981-87	147	(18)
The System of Stereotypes	165	(16)
Fear and Crowds in the 1990 Campaign	181	(32)
Polls, Press, Professors, and ``Americo-Centrism''	213	(32)
Who Failed the Test?	245	(16)
Epilogue	261	(4)
Appendix A	265	(6)
Appendix B	271	(8)
Appendix C	279	(2)
Index	281	(10)
About the Author	291