Robinson, Piers.

The CNN effect : the myth of news, foreign policy and intervention / Piers Robinson. - London : Routledge, 2002. - xi, 177 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-169) and index.

This text examines the relationship between the state and media. It challenges traditional views of media subservience and argues that sympathetic news coverage at key moments in foreign crises can influence the response of Western governments.

Specialized.

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Mass media and international relations.
Television broadcasting of news--United States.
Mass media--Influence.--United States
Mass media--Political aspects--United States.
Humanitarian intervention--United States.


United States--Foreign relations--1989-

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