Shoot First And Ask Questions Later: Media Coverage of the 2003 Iraq War

by Lewis, Justin; Brookes, Rod; Mosdell, Nick; Threadgold, Terry

• ISBN13: 9780820474182
• ISBN10: 0820474185
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-11-16
• Publisher: Peter Lang Pub Inc

Summary

Based on extensive original research, Shoot First and Ask Questions Later provides a comprehensive analysis of media coverage of the war in Iraq in 2003. The authors look closely at the main actors involved through a broad range of interviews with journal

Author Biography

Terry Threadgold is Professor of Communication and Cultural Studies and Head at the School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies at Cardiff University. Nick Mosdell is Lecturer and Research Associate at the School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies at Cardiff University. Rod Brookes is Lecturer in Media and Cultural Studies at the School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies at Cardiff University. Justin Lewis is Professor of Communication at the School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies at Cardiff University.

Table of Contents

Models of War Reporting	1	(14)
The Background to Embedding	15	(22)
The Pentagon Perspective	37	(20)
The MoD Perspective	57	(26)
``In Bed'' with the Military? The Journalists' Perspective	83	(30)
Broad Themes in the Coverage of the Iraq War	113	(14)
Sources and Stories	127	(30)
Watching War on Television	157	(30)
Beyond Censorship: Public Relations and Journalism	187	(12)
Notes	199	(8)
References	207