Military, Communication & Media Studies, Political Science, National & International Security, Media Studies 

A collection of the papers from the 1995 Sandhurst conference presented by leading members of the armed forces, the media and academia. The conference marked a major advance in British thinking on this very topical and fast-moving subject, bringing together authorities from various fields in a multidisciplinary investigation which has been, and will be of great interest to a wide variety of specialist readers. - from Amzon 

CONTENTS


Part 1 The Media and Military Operations
1 The Media and International Security General Sir Michael Rose ........p. 3

2 Media Operations and the Arrc
Lieutenant-Colonel R. C. L. Clifford and Colonel T. J. Wilton .......................p. 11

3 Myths: The Military, the Media and the IRA Peter Taylor ...............p. 34

4 The Media of Hate Richard Connaughton ......................................p. 39

Part 2 The Media View of the Military
5 The Media Portrayal of the Military Kate Adie ..............................p. 51

6 Reporting Conflict: Who Calls the Shots? Ian Stewart ...............p. 64

7 Stereotypes and Other Types: The Portrayal of the Army in British Television Drama Edward Braun..............................................................p. 77

8 Media Perceptions of Other Forces: Iraq and the 1991
Gulf War Sean McKnight ......................................................................p. 91

Part 3 The Military Experience of the Media
9 Mixing with the Media Brigadier A. M. A. Duncan .......................p. 117

10 Lessons Learned: A Personal View of Military-Media Relations on Peacekeeping Operations Colonel G. R. Coward ......................................p. 135

11 The Media and the Minder: The Royal Navy's
Perspective Lieutenant-Commander D. J. Pickup .....................................p. 146

12 Future Commanders Be Warned! A Brigade Commander's
View of the Media in the Gulf War Major-General Patrick Cordingley.............p. 169

Part 4 The Media and Policy Decision Making
13 The Military and the Media: Past, Present and Future
Philip M. Taylor ....................................................................................p. 177

14 Media Coverage: Help or Hindrance in Conflict Prevention?
Nik Gowing ....................................................................................p. 203

15 The Media, Megaphone Diplomacy and Disarmament Philip Towle...p. 227

16 The Media, the Military and Public Opinion Stephen Badsey............p. 238

Index ....................................................................................p. 253