Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1 The IDF, Israeli society and the media on the eve of the 21st century; 2 Restrictive media policy, 2000-2002; 3 Strategic communications, 2002-2005; 4 Mediatized media strategy, 2005; 5 Spinning a war, 2006; 6 Glocal media strategy, 2008-2014; 7 Mediatizing the IDF; Appendix; Bibliography; Index