Late breaking foreign policy: the news media's influence on peace operations

The influence of the media - particularly the "CNN effect" - has dramatically changed the way foreign-policy decisions are made. But just how deep is the change? Warren Strobel provides riveting behind-the-scenes accounts of recent peace operations in Bosnia, Rwanda, Somalia, Haiti, and no...

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Main Author: Strobel, Warren P. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC United States Inst. of Peace Press 1997
Edition:1. publ.
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Summary:The influence of the media - particularly the "CNN effect" - has dramatically changed the way foreign-policy decisions are made. But just how deep is the change? Warren Strobel provides riveting behind-the-scenes accounts of recent peace operations in Bosnia, Rwanda, Somalia, Haiti, and northern Iraq. He describes the conditions in which the media have the greatest, and the least, influence, and offers recommendations to civilian and military leaders on building and maintaining public support in an age of intense media scrutiny.
Physical Description:XIII, 275 S. Ill., graph. Darst.
ISBN:1878379682

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