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Author Kuypers, Jim A

Title Bush's War : Media Bias and Justifications for War in a Terrorist Age
Published Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2006

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Description 1 online resource (209 pages)
Series Communication, media, and politics
Communication, media, and politics.
Contents Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables; 1 Media Bias and Presidential Justifications for War in the Age of Terrorism; 2 A New Justification for War?; 3 President Bush Speaks to the United Nations, November 2001; 4 The State of the Union, 29 January 2002; 5 Remarks by the President from the USS Abraham Lincoln, May 2003; 6 President Bush Addresses the United Nations General Assembly, September 2003; 7 President Bush Commemorates Veterans Day and Discusses the War on Terror, 11 November 2005; 8 News Media Reporting of the War on Terror; Notes; Index; About the Author
Summary While many books have offered a take on the attacks of 9/11, one area has been comparatively ignored: presidential justifications for war in the age of terrorism. Specifically, what did President Bush say to justify American military actions in the postD9/11 world? And how did the public hear what he said, especially as it was filtered through the news media? The eloquent and thoughtful Bush's War shows how public perception of what the president says is shaped by media bias. Jim A. Kuypers compares Bush's statements with press coverage, arguing that the nature of American public knowledge con
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-194) and index
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Subject War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 -- Press coverage -- United States
Journalism -- Objectivity -- United States
Press and politics -- United States
HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
Journalism -- Objectivity
Politics and government -- Press coverage
Press and politics
Press coverage
Massenmedien
Internationaler Terrorismus
Bekämpfung
Journalistiek.
Berichtgeving.
Objectiviteit.
Redes.
Golfoorlog (2003)
Guerre contre le terrorisme (2001-2009) -- Dans la presse -- États-Unis.
Presse -- Objectivité -- États-Unis.
Presse et politique -- États-Unis.
Politik och massmedia.
Journalistik -- objektivitet.
Terrorismbekämpning i pressen.
11 september-attackerna 2001 i massmedia.
SUBJECT United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009 -- Press coverage
Subject United States
USA
Verenigde Staten.
États-Unis -- Politique et gouvernement -- Année 2001.
Förenta staterna.
Förenta staterna -- politik och förvaltning -- 2001- -- i pressen.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780742572294
0742572293