The Influence of the Media on National Security Decision Making in the United States

Abstract

Accepting the media as a full-fledged participant in national security decision-making is an alarming proposal to policy makers inside the government and to many military officers. Critics of the media claim its sole purpose is to highlight inconsistencies in national policy abroad and undercut public consensus for national defense strategy at home. Those same critics also suggest the media has historically been at odds with national security policy, acted irresponsibly in its effort to inform the public, and therefore should be kept out of the national security decision-making arena altogether. This paper examines this criticism and chronicles the evolution of the media as a full- fledged and influential participant in national security decision-making. Influence, Media, National, Making, United States.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA280805

Entities

People

  • Napoleon B. Byars

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Cameras
  • Foreign Policy
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Newspapers
  • Second World War
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Vietnam War
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Economics
  • Strategic Security Studies