Mass media, mass propaganda : examining American news in the "War on Terror" / Anthony R. Dimaggio.

Author: Dimaggio, Anthony R., 1980-

Imprint:Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, c2008.

Descriptionviii, 329 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Note:Public trust, media, and the "War on Terror" -- All the news that's fit to omit : a background to pro-war media -- Weapons of mass diversion / Anthony DiMaggio and Paul Fasse -- The media's war -- Railing Iraqi resistance : "insurgency," militias, and the unfolding civil war -- Free speech fatalities -- A world of Orwellian doublethink -- Doctrines of media and state : hailing humanitarianism, dismissing disaster -- Catapult the media -- Afghanistan and 9/11: the "War on Terror" declared -- A game plan for infinite war? -- Conclusion: Progressive media reform : a movement for the 21st century.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. [321]-324) and index.

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