Journalism and Foreign Policy : How the US and UK Media Cover Official Enemies

Description:This edited collection brings together critical and up-to-date assessments of how mainstream American and British media cover their respective foreign policies, paying special attention to ‘official enemies’.In the age of the internet and social media, the reporting and commentary on world events by mainstream Western media remains tightly bound by the way in which Western governments promote their framing. This book explores the extent to which historical and recent Western media coverage has reflected and continues to reflect the foreign policies of the United States and the United Kingdom towards ten non-Western countries: Afghanistan, China, Cuba, Haiti, Iran, Palestine, Russia, Serbia, Syria, and Vietnam. Chapters analyse media coverage before, during and after war and geo-political and economic conflicts. Drawing from diverse perspectives and methods, including historical analysis, content analysis, critical discourse analysis, and critical linguistics, Journalism and Foreign Policy offers original insight into the Western media’s representation of important global events and developments, as well as the key scholarly issues of propaganda and digital media, across a wide range of recent coverage.This volume is key reading for academics and students in the areas of foreign policy and international politics, international communication, media content analysis, and journalism. This book brings together critical and up-to-date assessments of how mainstream American and British media cover their respective foreign policies, paying special attention to ‘official enemies’. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Table of Contents 6 Acknowledgements 8 List of Contributors 10 1 Introduction: The Enduring Nexus between News Media and Foreign Policy 14 2 The Serbs in Western Political and Media Discourse: Othering, Demonisation, and Tutelage 28 3 The More Things Change, the More the Frame Remains the Same: Comparing American and Russian Coverage of Dissident Alexei Navalny 44 4 Mired in Tradition: How the US and UK News Media Frame Iran as an Official Enemy 62 5 Still Misreporting Gaza: Violence and Context in the British Press Coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict in 2021 78 6 ‘Chemical Weapon Attacks and an Evil Dictator’: Outsourcing Propaganda during the War in Syria 95 7 American News on Haiti: The Enduring Imperial Mindset 113 8 Anti-Cuba Narratives in the US Media: The Struggle between Ownership and Independence 128 9 Not So Golden Anymore: UK Press Coverage of the Changing UK-China Relations in the 21st Century 146 10 The US Media on the Vietnam War and Beyond: In the Name of Objectivity 161 11 The Western Media on the War in Afghanistan: Still Mirroring Official Views 177 Index 194 News,Media;,Foreign,Policy;,Israeli-Palestinian,Conflict;,Chemical,Weapon,Attacks;,Anti-Cuba,Narratives;,UK-China,Relations;,Vietnam,War News Media,Foreign Policy,Israeli-Palestinian Conflict,Chemical Weapon Attacks,Anti-Cuba Narratives,UK-China Relations,Vietnam War "This edited collection brings together critical and up-to-date assessments of how mainstream American and British media cover their respective foreign policies, paying special attention to 'official enemies'. In the age of the internet and social media, the reporting and commentary on world events by mainstream Western media remains tightly bound by the way in which Western governments promote their framing. This book explores the extent to which historical and recent Western media coverage has reflected and continues to reflect the foreign policies of the United States and the United Kingdom towards ten non-Western countries: Afghanistan, China, Cuba, Haiti, Iran, Palestine, Russia, Serbia, Syria, and Vietnam. Chapters analyse media coverage before, during and after war and geo-political and economic conflicts. Drawing from diverse perspectives and methods, including historical analysis, content analysis, critical discourse analysis, and critical linguistics, Journalism and Foreign Policy offers original insight into the Western media's representation of important global events and developments, as well as the key scholarly issues of propaganda and digital media, across a wide range of recent coverage. This volume is key reading for academics and students in the areas of foreign policy and international politics, international communication, media content analysis, and journalism"-- Provided by publisher. This edited collection brings together critical and up-to-date assessments of how mainstream American and British media cover their respective foreign policies, paying special attention to ‘official enemies’. In the age of the internet and social media, the reporting and commentary on world events by mainstream Western media remains tightly bound by the way in which Western governments promote their framing. This book explores the extent to which historical and recent Western media coverage has reflected and continues to reflect the foreign policies of the United States and the United Kingdom towards ten non-Western countries: Afghanistan, China, Cuba, Haiti, Iran, Palestine, Russia, Serbia, Syria, and Vietnam. Chapters analyse media coverage before, during and after war and geo-political and economic conflicts. Drawing from diverse perspectives and methods, including historical analysis, content analysis, critical discourse analysis, and critical linguistics, __Journalism and Foreign Policy__ offers original insight into the Western media’s representation of important global events and developments, as well as the key scholarly issues of propaganda and digital media, across a wide range of recent coverage. This volume is key reading for academics and students in the areas of foreign policy and international politics, international communication, media content analysis, and journalism.