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The Media and the War on Terrorism
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The Media and the War on Terrorism Paperback - 2003

by Stephen Hess (Editor); Marvin Kalb (Editor)

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A series of conversations among journalists and government officials about the challenges of covering the antiterrorism campaign. Includes conversations with Ted Koppel, Joe Lockhart, Michael McCurry and Dee Dee Myers.

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Brookings Institution Press. Collectible - Good. Signed Copy Collectible - Good. Inscribed by Stephen Hess on half title page.
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  • Title The Media and the War on Terrorism
  • Binding Paperback
  • Condition Used - Collectible - Good
  • Pages 307
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Brookings Institution Press, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.
  • Date 2003-07-16
  • Features Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # SA17OS-00483
  • ISBN 9780815735816 / 0815735812
  • Weight 0.98 lbs (0.44 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.48 x 5.98 x 0.86 in (21.54 x 15.19 x 2.18 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects War - Press coverage, Terrorism - Press coverage
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003007527
  • Dewey Decimal Code 070.449

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journalism establishment. That day's horrendous events instantly created a new focus of American national purpose, forcefully articulated by the president, and a new framing device for the media: The War on Terrorism.

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Media reviews

Citations

  • New York Times, 11/23/2003, Page 13
  • Univ PR Books for Public Libry, 01/01/2004, Page 1

About the author

Stephen Hess is senior fellow emeritus in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution and Distinguished Research Professor of Media and Public Affairs at George Washington University. He has been engaged in presidential transitions since he was a young speechwriter in the EisenhowerWhite House. He returned to the White House with President Richard Nixon, helped Jimmy Carter reorganize the Executive Office and advised the presidential transition teams of Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush. His numerous books include Through Their Eyes: Foreign Correspondents in the United States (Brookings, 2005) and Organizing the Presidency (Brookings, 3rd ed in 2002 with James Pfiffner). Marvin Kalb is the Edward R. Murrow Professor of Practice (Emeritus) at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government and founding director of the Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy. His distinguished journalism career covers thirty years of award-winning reporting and commentary for CBS and NBC News, including stints as bureau chief in Moscow and host of Meet the Press. His eleven previous books include The Nixon Memo (University of Chicago) and Kissinger (Dell). He lives in the Washington, D.C. area.

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