Exploring the multifaceted narratives surrounding the Syrian conflict since 2011, this book delves into the various perspectives and interpretations that have emerged over the years. It examines the complexities of the situation, highlighting the differing accounts and motivations of various stakeholders involved in the conflict. Through thorough analysis, it sheds light on the broader implications of these narratives on public perception and policy decisions regarding Syria.
This book investigates representations of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in Hollywood films, and the synergies between Hollywood product, U.S. military/defense interests and U.S. foreign policy.
Focusing on the RussiaGate case, this book deepens the exploration of propaganda practices. It examines the mechanisms and effects of propaganda in shaping public perception and political discourse, providing insights into its role in contemporary society. Through detailed analysis, the author highlights the complexities and implications of propaganda in the context of modern political events, making it a critical resource for understanding this pervasive influence.
With increasing interest in media power across media policy and the cultural industries, this is a timely revisting of the classic idea of 'media imperialism'. Boyd-Barrett presents a thorough retake for the 21st Century, exploring how structures of power still regulate our access to media.
This book explores contemporary propaganda and mainstream Western news media, with reference to the Ukraine crisis. It examines Western media narratives of the immediate causes of the crisis, the respective roles of those who participated in or otherwise supported the demonstrations of 2013-2014 - including US-backed NGOs and rightist militia - and the legitimacy, or otherwise, of the destabilization of the democratically elected Yanukovych government. It considers how the crisis was contextualized with reference to broader themes of competition for power over Eurasia and the Washington Consensus. It assesses accounts of the role of Russia and of ethnic Russian Ukrainians in Crimea, Odessa and the Donbass and traces how Western mainstream media went out of their way to demonize Vladimir Putin. The book deconstructs prevailing Western narratives as to the reasons for the shooting down of Malaysian Airways flight MH17 in July 2014, and counters Western media concentration on the issue of culpability for the attack with an alternative narrative of egregious failure to close down civilian air space over war zones. From analysis of these discourses, the book identifies principles of post-2001 Western conflict propaganda as these appeared to play out in Ukraine. This book will be of much interest to students of propaganda, media and communication studies, Russian and Eastern European politics, security studies and IR.