{"product_id":"9781574889475","title":"Shooting the Messenger: The Political Impact of War Reporting","description":"\u003cbr\u003eAs the literature on military-media relations grows, it is informed by antagonism either from journalists who report on wars or from ex-soldiers in their memoirs. Academics who attempt more judicious accounts rarely have any professional military or media experience. A working knowledge of the operational constraints of both professions underscores \u003ci\u003eShooting the Messenger\u003c\/i\u003e. A veteran war correspondent and think tank director, Paul L. Moorcraft has served in the British Ministry of Defence, while historian-by-training Philip M. Taylor is a professor of international communications who has lectured widely to the U.S. military and at NATO institutions. Some of the topics they examine in this wide-ranging history of military-media relations are: – the interface between soldiers and civilian reporters covering conflicts – the sometimes grey area between reporters’ right or need to know and the operational security constraints imposed by the military – the military’s manipulation of journalists who accept it as a trade-off for safer battlefield access – the resultant gap between images of war and their reality – the evolving nature of media technology and the difficulties—and opportunities—this poses to the military – journalistic performance in reporting conflict as an observer or a participant Moorcraft and Taylor provide a bridge over which each side can pass and a path to mutual understanding.","brand":"Potomac Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47053935673584,"sku":"9781574889475","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781574889475_p0.jpg?v=1763797225","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781574889475","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}