Mass media, mass propaganda: examining American news in the "War on terror"

Abstract

Public trust, media, and the "war on terror" -- All the news that's fit to omit : a background to pro-war media -- Weapons of mass diversion / Anthony DiMaggio and Paul Fasse -- The media's war -- Railing Iraqi resistance : "insurgency," militias, and the unfolding civil war -- Free speech fatalities -- A world of Orwellian doublethink -- Doctrines of media and state : hailing humanitarianism, dismissing disaster -- Catapult the media -- Afghanistan and 9/11: the "war on terror" declared -- A game plan for infinite war? -- Conclusion: A movement for progressive media reform