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Author Paterson, Chris, 1963- author.

Title War reporters under threat : the United States and media freedom / Chris Paterson
Published London [England] : Pluto Press, 2014
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Description 1 online resource (231 pages)
Contents A hidden war on the media -- The culture of press intolerance : collaboration and suppression -- Patterns of violence : the media installation and the media worker -- Media response -- Legality -- Invisible conflict?
Summary War Reporters Under Threat describes the threat of violence facing war reporters from the United States government and some of its closest allies. Chris Paterson argues that what should have been the lesson for the press following theinvasion of Iraq - that they will be treated instrumentally by the US government - has been mostly ignored. As a result, even nominally democratic states cannot be counted upon to protect journalists in conflict, and urgent reform of legal protections for journalists is required. War Reporters Under Threat combines critical scholarship with original investigation to assess the impact of the US government's obsession with information control and protection of its own troops. While the press-militaryrelationship has been well researched, this book is the first to elaborate the US government threat to journalists
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 28, 2014)
Subject Freedom of the press -- United States
War correspondents -- Protection
War correspondents -- Civil rights
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Human Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom.
Freedom of the press
United States
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781783710324
1783710322
9781783710331
1783710330