Pockets of resistance: British news media, war and theory in the 2003 invasion of Iraq - Softcover

Robinson, Piers; Goddard, Peter; Parry, Katy; Murray, Craig

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0719084458 ISBN 13: 9780719084454

Publisher: Manchester University Press, 2010

Synopsis

The most detailed, sophisticated and theoretically grounded analysis of wartime media coverage written to date.

About this title

About the Authors

Piers Robinson is Senior Lecturer in International Politics at the University of Manchester

Peter Goddard is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Communication and Media at the University of Liverpool

Katy Parry is Research Assistant in the Department of Communication and Media at the University of Liverpool

Craig Murray is head of Media Analysis at Opoint AS, Norway

From the Back Cover

For scholars of media and war, the 2003 invasion of Iraq is a compelling case to study. As part of President Bush's 'war on terror', the invasion was the most controversial British foreign policy decision since Suez, and its ramifications and aftermath have rarely been far from the news. In the many political and public debates regarding this conflict, arguments over the role of the media have been omnipresent. For some, media coverage was biased against the war, for others it became a cheerleader for the invasion. Where does the truth lie? Drawing upon a uniquely-detailed and rich content and framing analysis of television and press coverage, and on interviews with some of the journalists involved, Pockets of Resistance provides an authoritative assessment of how British news media reported the 2003 Iraq invasion and also of the theoretical implications of this case for our understanding of wartime media-state relations.

Pockets of Resistance examines the successes and failures of British television news as it sought to attain independence under the difficult circumstances of war, and describes and explains the emergence of some surprisingly vociferous anti-war voices within a diverse national press.

From the Inside Flap

For scholars of media and war, the 2003 invasion of Iraq is a compelling case to study. As part of President Bush s war on terror , the invasion was the most controversial British foreign policy decision since Suez, and its ramifications and aftermath have rarely been far from the news. In the many political and public debates regarding this conflict, arguments over the role of the media have been omnipresent. For some, media coverage was biased against the war, for others it became a cheerleader for the invasion. Where does the truth lie? Drawing upon a uniquely-detailed and rich content and framing analysis of television and press coverage, and on interviews with some of the journalists involved, Pockets of Resistance provides an authoritative assessment of how British news media reported the 2003 Iraq invasion and also of the theoretical implications of this case for our understanding of wartime media-state relations. Pockets of Resistance examines the successes and failures of British television news as it sought to attain independence under the difficult circumstances of war, and describes and explains the emergence of some surprisingly vociferous anti-war voices within a diverse national press.

Edition details

• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0719084458
• ISBN 13: 9780719084454
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224