Overview

A critique of government propaganda and media distortion on the attack on Iraq, this book aims to destroy the idea that the mainstream media has anything to do with objectivity and balance. The propaganda machinery of the UK and US in the Iraq war is exposed as fundamentally dishonest and as a significant threat to freedom of thought and expression. The book draws on the experience of leading anti-war and media activists to provide analysis and guidance on how to resist the media war.

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Author:   David Miller
Publisher:   Pluto Press
Imprint:   Pluto Press
Dimensions:   Width: 13.50cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 21.50cm
Weight:   0.300kg
ISBN:  

9780745322018

ISBN 10:   0745322018
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   20 November 2003
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Foreword by Mark Thomas Introduction by David Miller Part 1 The Media War 1. A great betrayal by John Pilger 2. The lies of old by John Pilger 3. The case for civil disobedience by John Pilger 4. Crime against humanity by John Pilger 5. The unthinkable is becoming normal by John Pilger Part 2 Propaganda Wars 6. War is sell by Laura Miller, John Stauber and Sheldon Rampton 7. Brainscrubbing: The Failures of U.S. Public Diplomacy After 9/11 by Nancy Snow 8. Misreporting war has a long history by Des Freedman 9. Psychological warfare against the public: Iraq and beyond by Mark Curtis 10. The Propaganda Machine by David Miller 11. History or bunkum? by Philip Knightley 12. Spies and lies by Stephen Dorril 13. No Blood for oil? by Andy Rowell Part 3 Misreporting war 14. The minute it's made up, you'll hear about it by Mark Steel 15. Reporting the war on British television by Justin Lewis and Rod Brookes 16. 9/11, Spectacles of Terror, and Media Manipulation by Doug Kellner 17. 'Look, I'm An American' by Norman Solomon 18. 'Let the Atrocious Images Haunt Us' by Julian Petley 19. Normalising aggression by Ed Herman 20. Little Ali and other rescued children by Patricia Holland 21. Watchdogs or Lapdogs? by Granville Williams 22. The BBC: A personal account by Abdul Hadi Jiad 23. Mass Deception: How The Media Helped The Government Deceive The People by David Cromwell & David Edwards 24. Covering the Middle East by Robert Fisk 25. Why the BBC ducks the Palestinian story by Tim Llewellyn 26. Black holes of history by Greg Philo and Maureen Gilmour Part 4 Alternatives 27. Al Jazeera's war by Faisal Bodi 28. Target the media by Tim Gopsill 29. Turning my back on the mainstream by Yvonne Ridley 30. Working in and against the system by David Crouch 31. Disruptive Technology: Iraq and the Internet by Alistair Alexander 32. The anti-war movement by Noam Chomsky

Reviews

'Often entertaining and always informative ... challenges journalists to look closely at the role we play in reporting war' -- Tim Lezard, The Journalist 'If you suspect that the media have not told you the full truth about the Iraq War, read this book. It is a revelation' -- Professor James Curran, Goldsmiths College, University of London

'Often entertaining and always informative ... challenges journalists to look closely at the role we play in reporting war' -- Tim Lezard, The Journalist 'If you suspect that the media have not told you the full truth about the Iraq War, read this book. It is a revelation' -- Professor James Curran, Goldsmiths College, University of London

Author Information

David Miller is Professor of Sociology in the Department of Social and Policy Sciences at the University of Bath. He is the co-editor of What is Islamophobia? (Pluto, 2017) and the author of Thinker, Faker, Spinner, Spy (Pluto, 2007) and A Century of Spin (Pluto, 2007).

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