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War stories : the causes and consequences of public views of war /
How does the American public formulate its opinions about U.S. foreign policy and military engagement abroad? War Stories argues that the media systematically distort the information the public vitally needs to determine whether to support such initiatives, for reasons having more to do with journal...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
©2010.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | How does the American public formulate its opinions about U.S. foreign policy and military engagement abroad? War Stories argues that the media systematically distort the information the public vitally needs to determine whether to support such initiatives, for reasons having more to do with journalists' professional interests than the merits of the policies, and that this has significant consequences for national security. Matthew Baum and Tim Groeling develop a "strategic bias" theory that explains the foreign-policy communication process as a three-way interaction among the press, political |
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| Notas: | Cataloging based on print record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xviii, 329 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-313) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1400832187 9781400832187 |