Media Relations of the Anti-War Movement: The Battle for Hearts and Minds Contributor(s): Taylor, Ian (Author) |
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ISBN: 113869598X ISBN-13: 9781138695986 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - Media & Internet - Political Science | World - European - Business & Economics | Public Relations |
Dewey: 659.293 |
LCCN: 2016032115 |
Series: Routledge Studies in Global Information, Politics and Societ |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.3" W x 9.1" (1.10 lbs) 256 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In this book, Ian Taylor examines how a social movement, the anti-Iraq War movement in the UK, engaged with the media as a part of their campaigning against the invasion and occupation of Iraq. Moving beyond content analysis to draw upon interviews with locally based journalists and activists, Taylor examines how locally based anti-war groups engaged with their local press, as well as how those groups were reported on by the local press in their respective areas. In the process of exploring these ideas, the book takes on questions like:
Media Relations of the Anti-War Movement makes a unique contribution to research on the interactions between social movements and the media and plugs a major gap in the literature on the Iraq War and the media. |