The manufacture of heroes: A critical comparison of the press coverage of the British campaign in Afghanistan and the Jessica Lynch case


Essay, 2011

19 Seiten, Note: 1,3


Leseprobe


Table of Contents

1.0. Introduction

2.0. The US Media
2.1. Objection, hearsay! Initial Media Reports of Jessica Lynch’s Abduction
2.2. "She did not want to be taken alive." How the US Media Covered the Legend of Lynch

3.0. The British Media
3.1. Counting the Dead. The New Standard of Reporting?.
3.2. “Backing Our Boys.” How the British Media Covers the Fate of British Soldiers in Afghanistan

4.0. Conclusion

5.0. Appendix
5.1. Endnotes
5.2. Bibliography.

Ende der Leseprobe aus 19 Seiten

Details

Titel
The manufacture of heroes: A critical comparison of the press coverage of the British campaign in Afghanistan and the Jessica Lynch case
Hochschule
University of Lincoln  (Media and Humanities)
Veranstaltung
War and the Media
Note
1,3
Autor
Jahr
2011
Seiten
19
Katalognummer
V179460
ISBN (eBook)
9783656018728
ISBN (Buch)
9783656019107
Dateigröße
665 KB
Sprache
Englisch
Schlagworte
Jessica Lynch, Invasion of Afghanistan, Iraq War, Hero, Held, Irakkrieg, Iraqis, Iraker, Rape, Vergewaltigung, Propaganda, US, US militarz, women in the armed forces, Frauen in der Armee, Washington Post, War Spin, Chomsky, Herman, Propaganda Model, Propagandamodell, GI-Jane, Fedayeen, Taliban, British press, tabloids, The Charge of the Light Brigade, Hero Harry, War, attacks, artillery
Arbeit zitieren
MA Urs Endhardt (Autor:in), 2011, The manufacture of heroes: A critical comparison of the press coverage of the British campaign in Afghanistan and the Jessica Lynch case, München, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/179460

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