American idol after Iraq : competing for hearts and minds in the global media age

This dazzling little book explores the role of US media in foreign policy, not only at the present moment, but with an eye to the future. Written by a veteran Hollywood film executive and an internationally known columnist in foreign affairs Explains how American movies, TV shows, and pop music provide the images of America to the rest of the world, and the rest of the world to Americans Includes discussions of the cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed Danish daily newspapers, Tibetan monks censored out of Chinese TV news reports only to show up on You Tube, and the Vatican's assault on the Da Vinci Code movie Argues that Hollywood is a key player in the 'deep coalition' required to support a 'smart power' foreign policy and build a global cultural infrastructure that will make the world safe for interdependence This dazzling little book explores the role of US media in foreign policy, not only at the present moment, but with an eye to the future.

• Written by a veteran Hollywood film executive and an internationally known columnist in foreign affairs
• Explains how American movies, TV shows, and pop music provide the images of America to the rest of the world, and the rest of the world to Americans
• Includes discussions of the cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed Danish daily newspapers, Tibetan monks censored out of Chinese TV news reports only to show up on You Tube, and the Vatican's assault on the Da Vinci Code movie
• Argues that Hollywood is a key player in the 'deep coalition' required to support a 'smart power' foreign policy and build a global cultural infrastructure that will make the world safe for interdependence

This little book explores the role of US media in foreign policy, not only at the present moment, but with an eye to the future. Written by a veteran Hollywood film executive and an internationally known columnist in foreign affairs, it explains how American movies, TV shows, and pop music provide the images of America to the rest of the world, and the rest of the world to Americans; includes discussions of such issues as the cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed in Danish newspapers, Tibetan monks censored out of Chinese TV news reports only to show up on YouTube, and the Vatican's assault on the Da Vinci Code movie; and argues that Hollywood is a key player in the "deep coalition" required to support a "smart power" foreign policy and build a global cultural infrastructure that will make the world safe for interdependence.--From publisher description. AMERICAN IDOL AFTER IRAQ......Page 6 Contents......Page 8 List of Plates......Page 9 Foreword by Joseph S. Nye Jr.......Page 10 1 Hearts, Minds, and Hollywood......Page 14 2 The Magic is Gone – Except at the Box Office......Page 22 3 Creativity into Cash: How Hollywood Works......Page 39 4 Seeing and Being Seen......Page 47 5 Hollywood Beats the Red Army: The Height of America’s Cultural Appeal......Page 64 6 Backlash: Soft Power is Still Power, and Still Makes Enemies......Page 73 7 Culture Wars in the West: The Pope vs. Madonna......Page 84 8 Media Storm Troopers of the West vs. Islam......Page 96 9 New Stories, New Audiences in the Global Age......Page 115 10 Reinventing Cultural Diplomacy......Page 141 Six Key Concepts of This Book......Page 162 About the Authors......Page 166 Acknowledgments......Page 172 Index......Page 176 Annotation This dazzling little book explores the role of US media in foreign policy, not only at the present moment, but with an eye to the future. Written by a veteran Hollywood film executive and an internationally known columnist in foreign affairs Explains how American movies, TV shows, and pop music provide the images of America to the rest of the world, and the rest of the world to Americans Includes discussions of the cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed Danish daily newspapers, Tibetan monks censored out of Chinese TV news reports only to show up on You Tube, and the Vatican's assault on the Da Vinci Code movie Argues that Hollywood is a key player in the 'deep coalition' required to support a 'smart power' foreign policy and build a global cultural infrastructure that will make the world safe for interdependence "This book breaks completely new ground in the study of communication power-the key power of the 21st century. " Manuel Castells, Author of The Network Society This book explores the role of US media in foreign policy, not only at the present moment, but with an eye to the future. Nathan Gardels, Mike Medavoy. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.