Late-breaking Foreign Policy: The News Media's Influence on Peace OperationsThe influence of the media--particularly the "CNN effect"--has dramatically changed the way foreign-policy decisions are made. But there have been few in-depth studies of how televised news reports and newspaper accounts of humanitarian tragedies abroad affect the decision to deploy U.S. forces. This insightful book by a working journalist examines the media's influence on the deployment--or withdrawal--of U.S. peacekeeping troops to avert humanitarian disasters the world over. Drawing on interviews with senior U.S. national security officials and the journalists who covered the humanitarian-relief operations in Bosnia, Rwanda, Somalia, Haiti, and northern Iraq, Strobel provides riveting behind-the-scenes accounts of recent peace operations. He describes the conditions in which the media has 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. |
Contents
the Military and the News Media | 19 |
The News Media | 57 |
The News Media | 91 |
Copyright | |
5 other sections not shown
Common terms and phrases
action administration's agenda Aidid American public attention August Background interview Baker Bosnia broadcast Bush administration Bush's cameras chapter civilian Clinton administration CNN effect Cohen Cold War combat communications conflict Congress congressional consensus costs crises crisis decision diplomatic Eagleburger factors George Kenney government officials Gutman Haiti Haitian Hallin humanitarian Ibid Iraqi journalists leaders Margaret Tutwiler media reports media's impact military's mission Mogadishu national security Natsios newspapers NGOs October Operation Restore Hope peace operations peacekeeping Pentagon Persian Gulf Persian Gulf War policymakers political Port-au-Prince President pressure public opinion public support radio real-time television refugees relief response Richburg role Roy Gutman Rwanda Saddam Sarajevo Scowcroft Secretary senior Somalia Stockwell story television images tion Tutwiler U.S. Army U.S. Casualties U.S. forces U.S. foreign policy U.S. government U.S. military U.S. policy U.S. troops United Nations UNOSOM Vietnam Washington Post White House York