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Paperback. Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War presented moral dilemmas that divided the nation. This title presents the influences that shaped the media agenda of the time and identifies patterns of press coverage that continue to be discernable in the reporting of military conflicts. Series: Academic Monographs. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBWS2; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War presented moral dilemmas that divided the nation. The changing ways that Australian newspapers covered the conflict both reflected these dilemmas and inflamed them. Trish Payne's insightful analysis of Australian reporting of the Vietnam War traces the shifts in emphasis of the coverage, the influence of government on the news that reached the public, the extent of our allegiance to the American viewpoint and the lack of a balancing Vietnamese perspective. ""War and Words"" presents clearly the influences that shaped the media agenda of the time and identifies patterns of press coverage that continue to ... Read more
Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War presented moral dilemmas that divided the nation. The changing ways that Australian newspapers covered the conflict both reflected these dilemmas and inflamed them. Trish Payne's insightful analysis of Australian reporting of the Vietnam War traces the shifts in emphasis of the coverage, the influence of government on the news that reached the public, the extent of our allegiance to the American viewpoint and the lack of a balancing Vietnamese perspective. ""War and Words"" presents clearly the influences that shaped the media agenda of the time and identifies patterns of press coverage that continue to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Melbourne University Press Australia
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Series
Academic Monographs
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Carlton, Australia
ISBN
9780522853261
SKU
V9780522853261
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Ref
99-50
About Trish Payne
Dr Trish Payne is Lecturer in Political Communication at the University of Canberra.
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