Ugly War, Pretty Package by Deborah L Jaramillo
Using high concept as a framework for the analysis of the 2003 coverage of the Iraq War - paying close attention to how Fox News and CNN packaged and promoted the US invasion of Iraq - this book offers a fresh paradigm for understanding how television news reporting shapes our perceptions of events.The author's thorough documentation and careful analysis will be most appreciated by students of journalism or communications, as an understanding of communications theory is helpful, but readers seriously following current events may be interested as well
* Library Journal *. . . a thoughtful commentary and critique of the state of the cable news component of early-21st-century journalism. . . . Highly recommended.May 2010
* Choice *Deborah Jaramillo is Assistant Professor in the Department of Film and Television at Boston University. She is a two-time Ford Fellow and sits on the board of the Texas Archive of the Moving Image.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780253221223 |
| ISBN 10 | 0253221226 |
| Title | Ugly War, Pretty Package |
| Author | Deborah L Jaramillo |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Indiana University Press |
| Year published | 2009-09-25 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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