Media War – Secrets of War Propaganda

With your permission I will return to the topic of war propaganda because I have a nice book to recommend to you.

Philip M. Taylor in Simon Cottle’s News, Public Relations and Power (2003, p. 63-79) points out the difference between “real war” and “media war”. He reveals some secrets of war propaganda that aims at gaining public support for government’s policies through “pictures” generation and control. The author brings some factors shaping the reporting of war. He also describes case studies on the Vietnam and Gulf wars.

I found this book great for giving new ideas on how world events are being misreported.