Summary
In violent conflicts, all parties - governments, armies, rebels, NGOs - compete for ownership of the media narrative. As Mark Laity, the BBC defence correspondent, told [Jean Seaton], "targets are set, levels of weaponry are chosen, routes are selected, bombs are detonated and, most critically, armaments are developed" according to how they might play in the media.
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Priests of Chaos
Priests of chaos Carnage and Media: the making and breaking of news about violence Jean Seaton Allen Lane, the Penguin Press, 360pp, £19.99
We often think that we live in a uniquely voyeuristic age. We worry about how children see real killings on their computer and TV screens before th...See the full content of this document
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