The fifth estate: the new media of Desert Storm
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Authors
Ryan, Peter M.
Subjects
Media/military relations
Information war
Cyberwar
Propaganda
Freedom of the press
Media diplomacy
CNN
Tele-diplomacy
Mult-inational media
Television war
Public relations
Media censorship
Censorship
Communications
Diplomacy
Information strategy
War of images
World opinion
Public opinion
Global village
Public support for war
Desert Storm
Information war
Cyberwar
Propaganda
Freedom of the press
Media diplomacy
CNN
Tele-diplomacy
Mult-inational media
Television war
Public relations
Media censorship
Censorship
Communications
Diplomacy
Information strategy
War of images
World opinion
Public opinion
Global village
Public support for war
Desert Storm
Advisors
Parker, Patrick J.
Date of Issue
1993-12
Date
December 1993
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
This thesis examines how changes in the news media, as evidenced in Desert Storm, have resulted in what the author terms the new media. These changes in the media are radically altering the conduct of national policy, including war. Subject areas addressed include the new media's impact on intelligence, wartime diplomacy, and public opinion. Additionally, the potential ramifications of the growing multi-national nature of the news media are extensively examined. Specific changes in the media that also addressed include the real-time coverage of war, the global scope of wartime television coverage, technological advance of the media, and increases in national and global television viewership of wartime coverage. The methodology the author uses is a qualitative examination of the media and its apparent impact during Desert Storm. This thesis concludes with recommendations for DOD/government to confront, manage, and utilize these changes in the media so as to allow the implementation of policies that best serve the national interest. The primary purpose for this work is to spur the government/DOD into addressing the new media and considering the concept of an information strategy
Type
Thesis
Description
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Department
National Security Affairs (NSA)
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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Sponsors
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Format
75 p.
Citation
Distribution Statement
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
Rights
This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.