Description |
254 pages ; 24 cm |
Contents |
Introduction: the spectacle of televised war -- High concept, media conglomeration, and commercial news -- The high-concept war narrative -- Intertextuality, genres, and stars -- War characters -- The look and sound of high-concept war coverage -- The marketing of the 2003 invasion of Iraq -- Conclusion: the narrative exits screen right, the coverage fizzles, and news is what, exactly? |
Summary |
"Deborah L. Jaramillo investigates cable news' presentation of the Iraq War in relation to "high concept" filmmaking. High concept films can be reduced to single-sentence summaries and feature pre-sold elements; they were considered financially safe projects that would sustain consumer interest beyond their initial theatrical run. Using high concept as a framework for the analysis of the 2003 coverage of the Iraq War - paying close attention to how Fox News and CNN packaged and promoted the U.S. invasion of Iraq - Ugly War, Pretty Package offers a new paradigm for understanding how television news reporting shapes our perceptions of events."--BOOK JACKET |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [227]-237) and index |
Subject |
Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Television and the war.
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Television broadcasting of news -- United States.
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War in mass media.
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Mass media -- Objectivity -- United States.
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LC no. |
2009008963 |
ISBN |
9780253353634 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0253353637 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9780253221223 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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0253221226 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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