Table of Contents

Preface -- Image and Reality -- A Third-World War: A Political Economy of the Persian Gulf War and the New World Order -- Manipulating Hearts and Minds -- Roots of War: The Long Road of Intervention -- The Media and the War: What War? -- Many Nations, One Image -- The New World Odour: The Indian Experience -- The State, the Malaysian Press, and the War in West Asia -- The War Close to Home: The Turkish Media -- The Iranian Press and the Persian Gulf War: The Impact of Western News Agencies -- War Reporting: Collateral Damage in the European Theater -- Ruling by Pooling -- Innovations of Moral Policy -- Truth: The First Victim of War? -- Public Opinion and Media War Coverage in Britain -- A Sampling of Editorial Responses from the Middle Eastern Press on the Persian Gulf Crisis -- Coming Back to Reality -- Twisting the U.N. Charter to U.S. Ends -- CNN: Elites Talking to Elites -- Exterminating Angels: Morality, Violence, and Technology in the Gulf War -- More Viewing, Less Knowledge -- Clusters of Reality Bombed into Bold Relief -- Persian Gulf War, the Movie

About the Author

George Gerbner is professor emeritus at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania. Hamid Mowlana is professor of communication at American University and president of the International Association of Media Research. Herbert I. Schiller is professor emeritus of communication at the University of California at San Diego. George Gerbner is professor emeritus at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania. Hamid Mowlana is professor of communication at American University and president of the International Association of Media Research. Herbert I. Schiller is professor emeritus of communication at the University of California at San Diego. George Gerbner is professor emeritus at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania. Hamid Mowlana is professor of communication at American University and president of the International Association of Media Research. Herbert I. Schiller is professor emeritus of communication at the University of California at San Diego.