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The 1,000 Hour War Thomas Mccain

The 1,000 Hour War By Thomas Mccain

The 1,000 Hour War by Thomas Mccain

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The 1,000 Hour War was a unique case of military action in that it owed both its prosecution and its coverage specifically to satellites, computers, cellular telephones, microwave relay stations, and a myriad of similar technologies.

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The 1,000 Hour War: Communication in the Gulf by Thomas Mccain

The 1,000 Hour War was marked by unprecedented speed and force. This book adopts the view that the telecommunications technologies responsible for guiding smart bombs and Patriot missiles to their targets were the same marvels responsible for transmitting to news agencies around the world information about the progress of the war. The 1,000 Hour War was a unique case of military action in that it owed both its prosecution and its coverage specifically to satellites, computers, cellular telephones, microwave relay stations, and a myriad of similar technologies.

About Thomas Mccain

THOMAS A. McCAIN is Professor of Communication and Journalism and Co-Director of the Center for Advanced Study in Telecommunication at the Ohio State University.

LEONARD SHYLES is Associate Professor of Communication at Villanova University.

Table of Contents

Introduction by Thomas A. McCain Communication Issues in Press/Military Relationships The Gulf War: Mass Media Coverage and Restraints by William J. Small The Military and the Media: A Clash of Views on the Role of the Press in Time of War by M. David Arant and Michael L. Warden Image-makers of Desert Storm: Bush, Powell and Schwarzkopf by Marian K. Pinsdorf Communication Practices Unique to the Gulf War Hightech Comes to War Coverage: Configurations of Information and Communication Technology for Television Coverage in the Gulf War by Linda L. Calloway Arab Audiences for Gulf War Coverage: Where Did They Turn and Why? by Douglas A. Boyd Psychological Operations in the Gulf War: Analyzing Key Themes in Battlefield Leaflets by Jay M. Parker and Jerold L. Hale Israeli Broadcasting Media Facing the SCUD Missile Attacks by Chava E. Tidhar and Dafna Lemish Issues and Images on Television Global Pictures, Local Stories: The Beginning of Desert Storm as Constructed by Television News Around the World by David L. Swanson and Rebecca A. Carrier CNN's Americanization of the Gulf War: An Analysis of Media, Technology and Storytelling by L. L. Kaid, R. Myrick, M. Roper, C. Hovind, and N. Trivoulidis The Persian Gulf War Debate in the U.S. Congress on C-SPAN: An Analysis of Political Communication in a Global Setting by Leonard Shyles and Robert Fishbach Bibliography Index

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NPB9780313287473
9780313287473
0313287473
The 1,000 Hour War: Communication in the Gulf by Thomas Mccain
Thomas Mccain
New
Hardback
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
1993-10-30
232
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