Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-318) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: propaganda and the news in a time of terror -- Withdrawal pains: Iraq and the politics of media deference -- There are no protestors here: media marginalizaition and the antiwar movement -- Worthy and unworthy victims: the politicization of genocide and human rights in U.S. foreign policy -- Journalistic norms and propaganda: Iraq and the war on terror -- Iran, nuclear weapons, and the politics of fear -- Media, globalization, and violence: views from around the world -- Public rationality, political elitism, and opposition to war -- Media effects on public opinion: propaganda, indoctrination, and mass resistance -- Propaganda, celebrity gossip, and the decline of news -- Postscript: media coverage in the age of Obama.
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