War Policy, Public Support, and the Media

Abstract

Perhaps no element of the current conflict in Iraq engenders more emotion and acrimony within the military than debate concerning the role and influence of the news media on public opinion and national policy. Debates regarding this subject are nothing new. Since at least the Civil War, anecdotal assertions associated with media influence on American wars have caused controversy among government officials, members of the military, scholars, pundits, and members of the press as they continue to argue the media's effects. Historically, contention over the issue of media influence has become particularly acute when the policies of the administration executing the conflict are perceived as being either too slow, or failing, to achieve their political objectives at the cost of mounting casualties.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA485899

Entities

People

  • William M. Darley

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Casualties
  • Civil War
  • Combat Operations
  • Domestic
  • Governments
  • Information Operations
  • International Organizations
  • Leadership
  • Military Operations
  • New Hampshire
  • New York
  • Political Science
  • Public Opinion
  • United States
  • Vietnam War
  • War
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • International Journalism and Media Studies.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Strategic Security Studies