Overview

"Mass Media, Mass Propaganda analyzes a wide range of issues, domestic and international, concerning American and global news coverage of the U.S. ""War on Terror."" Topics reviewed include: media coverage of the invasion and occupation of Iraq, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, Iraqi civil war and resistance to occupation, September 11th and ""Operation Enduring Freedom"" in Afghanistan, human rights violations in Iraqm domestic anti-way dissent and censorship, and potential future targets in the ""War on Terror."" This work approaches the study of media through a political economy analysis, examining the ways in which the American corporate media works to reinforce official views and propaganda, and the ways in which it challenges official pro-war platforms. A comparative approach is taken in contrasting the American mass media with other media institutions from the Progressive-Left American press, the British and Australian press, and Arab electronic media. Major models analyzed and evaluated throughout this work include the ""Propaganda Model,"" developed by Noam Chomsky and Edward Herman, and the ""Indexing Model,"" elaborated upon by scholars such as W. Lance Bennett, Steven Livingston, and Jonathan Mermin."

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Author:   Anthony DiMaggio ,  Paul Fasse
Publisher:   Lexington Books
Imprint:   Lexington Books
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 23.90cm
Weight:   0.626kg
ISBN:  

9780739119020

ISBN 10:   0739119028
Pages:   340
Publication Date:   28 April 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Chapter 1 Table of Contents Chapter 2 Introduction: Understanding the News in the ""War on Terror"" Chapter 3 1 Public Trust, Media, and the ""War on Terror"" Chapter 4 2 All the News that's Fit to Omit: A Background to Pro-War Media Chapter 5 3 Weapons of Mass Diversion Chapter 6 4 The Media's War Chapter 7 5 Railing Iraqi Resistance: ""Insurgency,"" Militias, and the Unfolding Civil War Chapter 8 6 Free Speech Fatalities Chapter 9 7 A World of Orwellian Doublethink Chapter 10 8 Doctrines of Media and State: Hailing Humanitarianism, Dismissing Disaster Chapter 11 9 Catapult the Media Chapter 12 10 Afghanistan and 9/11: The ""War on Terror"" Declared Chapter 13 11 A Game Plan for Infinite War? Chapter 14 Conclusion: A Movement for Progressive Media Reform Chapter 15 Bibliography Chapter 16 Index Chapter 17 About the Author"

Reviews

Lucidly written and broadly researched, DiMaggio s book is an excellent expose of how mainstream media use conceptual evasion and informational manipulation to serve the empire.--Parenti, Michael

Lucidly written and broadly researched, DiMaggio's book is an excellent expose of how mainstream media use conceptual evasion and informational manipulation to serve the empire. -- Parenti, Michael Mass Media, Mass Propaganda is a superb contribution to the literature on media coverage of the current war in Afghanistan and Iraq. Anthony DiMaggio's thorough analysis is unparalleled in any other work I have seen. This book is a must read for anyone interested in the media. The author's plea for a democratic media is well placed after a thorough analysis of how the media in this country has failed in its responsibilities toward its consumers. -- Jamal R. Nassar DiMaggio's Mass Media, Mass Propaganda is a much needed text documenting the increasing evidence that corporate media is fully embedded with the Global Dominance Group of the US military industrial complex. His message is a significant addition to the overwhelming evidence for corporate media's complicity in war and its full service as a propaganda machine for the powerful. -- Phillips, Peter For political journalists, journalism faculty and students, and common readers who believe the news media should present a more diverse spectrum of views about the defining political issues of our era, Mass Media, Mass Propaganda is a must-read book. It is an abundantly researched yet bound to be controversial study. DiMaggio writes in a style addressing both general readers and academic scholars. The book is animated by passionate advocacy of alternative media and of general media reform. Mass Media, Mass Propaganda delivers a courageous critical analysis of the practice of news today and its impact on democratic public opinion. DiMaggio's careful development of journalistic evidence builds a strong case. -- McVicker, Jeanette H-Net If history ever judges the folly of our times, it will not pass lightly over the complicity of our media in our disasterous Wars of Error so carefully detailed and documented with adroit scholarship by Anthony DiMaggio. His book will drive many journalists to hang our heads in shame and seek atonement through more thoughtful and critical work. This is a brave and important book by one conscience of academe. It could be cited on the tombstone of irresponsible corporate media. -- Schechter, Danny

For political journalists, journalism faculty and students, and common readers who believe the news media should present a more diverse spectrum of views about the defining political issues of our era, Mass Media, Mass Propaganda is a must-read book. It is an abundantly researched yet bound to be controversial study. DiMaggio writes in a style addressing both general readers and academic scholars. The book is animated by passionate advocacy of alternative media and of general media reform. Mass Media, Mass Propaganda delivers a courageous critical analysis of the practice of news today and its impact on democratic public opinion. DiMaggio's careful development of journalistic evidence builds a strong case.--McVicker, Jeanette H-Net

Mass Media, Mass Propaganda is a superb contribution to the literature on media coverage of the current war in Afghanistan and Iraq. Anthony DiMaggio's thorough analysis is unparalleled in any other work I have seen. This book is a must read for anyone interested in the media. The author's plea for a democratic media is well placed after a thorough analysis of how the media in this country has failed in its responsibilities toward its consumers.--Jamal R. Nassar

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Anthony DiMaggio is assistant professor of politics and government at Illinois State University.

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