[ecrea] New book on propaganda and UK, US and German national news coverage of conflict in Syria, Libya, Egypt, Iraq and Kosovo

New book on international news coverage of contemporary conflicts:

Zollmann, Florian (2017) Media, Propaganda and the Politics of 
Intervention. New York: Peter Lang.

Foreword by Richard Lance Keeble

For details please see: 
https://www.peterlang.com/view/product/31151?tab=reviews&result=10&rskey=IKAhxT

For review copies please email: (reviews /at/ peterlang.com)

Synopsis:
Prominent media scholars have argued that the dissemination of 
propaganda is an important function of the news media. Yet, despite 
public controversies about ‘fake news’ and ‘misinformation’, there has 
been very little discussion on techniques of propaganda. Building on 
critical theory, most notably Herman and Chomsky’s Propaganda Model, 
Florian Zollmann’s pioneering study brings propaganda back to the 
forefront of the debate. On the basis of a forensic examination of 1,911 
newspaper articles, Zollmann investigates US, UK and German media 
reporting of the military operations in Kosovo, Iraq, Libya, Syria and 
Egypt. The book demonstrates how ‘humanitarian intervention’ and ‘R2P’ 
are only evoked in the news media if so called ‘enemy’ countries of 
Western states are the perpetrators of human rights violations. 
Zollmann’s work evidences that the news media plays a crucial propaganda 
role in facilitating a selective process of shaming during the build-up 
towards military interventions. This process has led to an erosion of 
internationally agreed norms of non-intervention, as enshrined in the UN 
Charter.

Reviews:
“Florian Zollmann's study is a bracing antidote to those who see 
'mainstream' journalism through its myths and deny its intrinsic role as 
an agent of vested power. His powerful dissection of the specious 
coverage of the crimes of our time, known as humanitarian wars, demands 
the attention of all aspiring journalists and their teachers.” John 
Pilger, Journalist and Documentary Filmmaker
“This impressive research combines critical theory of media with 
abundant empirical evidence based on the comparative analysis of media 
contents in the US, the UK and Germany. Florian Zollmann perfectly 
blends academic rigor with courageous passion to name the horrors of the 
politics of intervention and unveil the role of the mainstream media in 
hiding and supporting the interests of new militarism.” Joan 
Pedro-Carañana, Saint Louis University-Madrid Campus


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