War and media operations : the U.S. military and the press from Vietnam to Iraq
Rid, Thomas, 1975-2007
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This is the first academic analysis of the role of embedded media in the 2003 Iraq War, providing a concise history of US military public affairs management since Vietnam.
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London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-222) and index.Description based on print version record.
Contents:
Introduction -- The military as a learning organization -- Perspectives on military learning -- A model of strategic innovation -- The history of media operations -- Disastrous public affairs : Vietnam -- Restrictive public affairs : Grenada, Panama, and the Persian Gulf -- Experimental public affairs : Somalia, the Balkans, and Afghanistan -- A case study of strategic innovation -- Retrieving past experiences? -- Strategic public affairs : Iraq -- Discussion and outlook -- The friendly learning loop -- The adversarial learning loop.
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P96.A752P96 RID
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English
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United States. Armed Forces -- Public relations -- History -- 20th centuryUnited States. Armed Forces -- Public relations -- History -- 21st centuryUnited States -- Public relations -- History -- 20th centuryUnited States -- Public relations -- History -- 21st centuryArmed Forces (United States)1900 - 2099Armed Forces and mass media -- United States -- History -- 20th centuryArmed Forces and mass media -- United States -- History -- 21st centuryLANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- JournalismArmed Forces and mass mediaPublic relationsUnited StatesElectronic booksHistory
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20327
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