Media coverage of the Iraq War

corporately structured news media. His theory frames private media not as a reputable outlet of quality information, but rather as a conglomeration of profit-seeking organizations that align their story production with the interests of the political and economic elites; this occurs at the expense of the regular public, who often unknowingly act as the recipients of propaganda propagated by these agenda-focused broadcasts. In addition to identifying the purpose of contemporary mass media, Chomsky…

fact something else. Ahmed’s father, Mr Mohamed Elhassan Mohamed, believes that this incident due to his Muslim roots and because of September 11 (O’Maily 2015). While terrorism has always existed, following 9/11 there was a dramatic uprising in coverage relating to terrorism, counter terrorism measures and discrimination against Muslims (Poole and Richardson eds. 2006 p, 95). Pre-existing stereotypes made later vilification easier and faster to associate Muslims and terrorism (Bilci 2011).…

terrorist groups. Western media run stories on terrorism daily. Case in point, the official Associated Press app averages about two stories per day related to terrorism. Western media, especially American, is one of the major targets of terrorist groups today. Margaret Thatcher once made a metaphor that publicity is the oxygen of terrorism. Terrorist groups want their message to be heard by as many people as possible, so they will seek out targets that American media will take note of.…

The author shows just how power hungry the United States has become in the past few years as once again the war in Iraq is brought up to prove the point America is entering into problems the should not be getting herself into. He points out, “Europe proves the point. A body like the European Union (EU) could develop into a powerful and effective structure precisely…

quite different. Previously, special interest groups such as media houses did not influence policy administration. Rather, they played a role in supporting the already established information in the hands of the government. Common examples are cited in the way the media handled the matter relating to the killings in Somalia (Warren 174). It is reported that until 1992, only fifteen news items related to Somalia had been reported by the media houses. None of these had managed to capture…

American Media’s World View, and Ours” written by Glenn Greenwald, Greenwald explains the issues in American media that skew citizens views about the world, beliefs about certain countries, and cultural biases. Greenwald argues that “[Americans] all have an inherent resistance to believing that our own understanding of the political world is … limited.” This is due to the fact that the American media leaves so much out of the public’s eye that we don't think there is anything else worth…

Taking stock of “post- 9/11 media” is difficult because of the charged nature of the tragedy involved, though a few key themes can be identified as characteristic of the decade immediately following 9/11 through to the present day: The post- 9/11 era is defined by a culture of heightened awareness of the Arab-Muslim World; a climate of fear and guardedness against the perceived threat of militant Islamism, a direct response to the trauma of 9/11; and an ongoing state of war between the United…

The news media plays an important role in society. It sets the stage for political news, manages their agenda, sources and controls the information. It possesses the ability to shape public knowledge and attitudes. Television remains the dominant way that Americans get news at home. Large audiences tune into local and network broadcast news but national cable news commands the most attention from its viewers. News Channels must constantly decide which facts to include, whom to use as…

subject to discuss. We have been hearing and reading about terror threats, terror attacks, and terror groups through the media. Recently, the world has experienced a terrifying, exponential increase in the number of terrorist attacks; The Global Terrorism Database listed 1,395 attacks in 1998, a figure that has steadily risen since then, reaching a record high of 8,441 in 2012. The media plays a large role in manipulating the public’s understanding of terrorism and its relation to the world.…

Is it ethical for media outlets to use footage taken by soldiers and militias on the battlefield? What journalism guidelines and principles would you use in making your decision? (E.g. codes of ethics; philosophical principles). I believe it is ethical for media outlets to use battlefield footage from both sides of the battle and many scholars would agree with me. In chapter 8 of the textbook, it says, “Scholars such as John C. Merrill (1974) assert that the First Amendment should be…