POLS 2940 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Photojournalism, Human Nature, Manufacturing Consent
22 Dec 2016
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Use examples from documentary control room (on youtube) Shows the framing of one event the iraq war, by the western and arab media. Al jazeera says it is a channel that presents all viewpoints: bush says that al jazeera is a mouthpiece for saddam hussein. Shows how government controls media: ex. Giving coordinates to government on where reporters will be; can"t report on future military operations or pows. First 48 hours of war: thousands of civilians dead but bush says not usa"s fault because. Fox plays to american patriotism, and al jazeera to arab nationalism. Us tried to manage the news: on day that army supposed to take baghdad, army brief only about a rescued military woman. Us media criticizing arab media for using children and dead to radicalize other arabs: won"t take responsibility for their actions. Us army says they have precision bombs meant to reduce civilian casualty, using it as an excuse.
