Yugoslavia: Did The Media Formulate U.S. Foreign Policy?

Abstract

For almost four years the international community could not reach a consensus for a regional Balkan policy after the disintegration of the Former Yugoslavia (FY). As a result, the media, principally the U.S. television media, attempted to exercise decisive influence on political decision makers and on military and humanitarian organizations in Bosnia. This paper will show how the media, intentionally or unintentionally, attempted to influence foreign policy. This paper will provide specific examples in which the media misrepresented the facts. Additionally, media bias will be shown when atrocities committed against one warring faction were sensationalized and similar acts committed by the same warring faction were downplayed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA309264

Entities

People

  • Michael T. Triplett

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil War
  • Communities
  • Foreign Policy
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Journalism
  • New York
  • Newspapers
  • Sectarian Violence
  • United Nations
  • United States
  • United States European Command
  • War
  • War Colleges
  • Yugoslavia

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.