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Ugly war, pretty package : how CNN and Fox News made the invasion of Iraq high concept /

Deborah L. Jaramillo investigates cable news' presentation of the Iraq War in relation to "high concept" filmmaking. High concept films can be reduced to single-sentence summaries and feature pre-sold elements; they were considered financially safe projects that would sustain consumer...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jaramillo, Deborah Lynn, 1976-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington, IN : Indiana University Press, ©2009.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Introduction: the spectacle of televised war
  • High concept, media conglomeration, and commercial news
  • The high-concept war narrative
  • Intertextuality, genres, and stars
  • War characters
  • The look and sound of high-concept war coverage
  • The marketing of the 2003 invasion of Iraq
  • Conclusion: the narrative exits screen right, the coverage fizzles, and news is what, exactly?