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Internet resource(s)
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Dahr JamailIn late 2003, weary of the overall failure of the US media to accurately report on the realities of the war in Iraq for the Iraqi people, Dahr Jamail went to the Middle East to report on the war himself, where he has spent more than one year in Iraq as one of only a few independent US journalists in the country. ...
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Geneva Conventions from the International Committee of the Red Cross
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Institute for War and Peace ReportingIWPR supports local reporters, citizen journalists and civil society activists in three dozen countries in conflict, crisis and transition around the world.
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Society of Professional Journalists
This index includes an entry for "journalists" that describes their status during war.
In the Library's collection
While the majority of books on journalism are in the above PN range, there are other books which reside in call number ranges for specific countries. When you look at the short list of books below, you see call numbers beginning with DS. DS is the subclass for books on the history and geography of the Asian countries. Be aware that books on various aspects of journalism will be shelved in different places. Useful subject headings for the online catalog include:
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[name of conflict] press coverageInsert the name of the conflict.
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[name of conflict] journalistsInsert the name of the conflict.
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war filmsCall number range PN 1995.9 .W3 on Baker Level 4. Add a country's name to see what we have focused on that country.
Introductory readings
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Encyclopedia of international media and communications by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780123876706Everyone agrees that we're living in the Information Age. How have we shaped the Information Age, and how has it shaped us? The Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications exhaustively explores the ways that editorial content--from journalism and scholarship to films and infomercials is developed, presented, stored, analyzed, and regulated around the world. ... -
The encyclopedia of war journalism, 1807-2010 by Call Number: Baker-Berry Oversize PN 4784 .W37 R68 2010ISBN: 9781592376780Publication Date: 2nd ed.Up-to-date through 2010, this edition examines the development, history and current state of war journalism. From the Mexican War in 1846 to the current Conflicts in the Middle East and everything in between, this important reference tool provides a unique, around the world look at how conflicts were covered. Explore the influences of the flow of information on the battlefield and the home front.
Selected book titles
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Bad news from Israel by Call Number: Baker-Berry DS 119.7 .P4945 2004ISBN: 9780745320618Based on rigorous research by the world-renowned Glasgow University Media Group, this authoritative book examines media coverage of the current conflict in the Middle East and the impact it has on public opinion. For the first time, the book brings together senior journalists and ordinary viewers to examine how audiences understand the news and how public belief and opinion have been shaped by media reporting. In the largest study ever undertaken in this area, the authors focus on television news. They illustrate major differences in the way Israelis and Palestinians are represented, including how casualties are shown and the presentation of the motives and rationales of both sides. ... -
Distant wars visible: the ambivalence of witnessing by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780816681303In our wired world, visual images of military conflict and political strife are ubiquitous. Far less obvious, far more elusive, is how we see such images, how witnessing military violence and suffering affects us. -
Naked in Baghdad by Call Number: Baker-Berry DS 79.76 .G373 2003ISBN: 9780374529031As National Public Radio's senior foreign correspondent, Anne Garrels has covered conflicts in Chechnya, Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, and elsewhere. She is renowned for direct, down-to-earth, insightful reportage, and for her independent take on what she sees. One of only sixteen un-embedded American journalists who stayed in Baghdad's now-legendary Palestine Hotel throughout the American invasion of Iraq, she was at the very center of the storm. Naked in Baghdad gives us the sights, sounds, and smells of our latest war with unparalleled vividness and immediacy. ... -
The pen and the sword: press, war, and terror in the 21st century by Call Number: Baker-Berry PN 4784 .T45 E96 2010ISBN: 9781412953603An eye-opening case study of the news at war, introducing a critical perspective on our mass media, The Pen and the Sword is the only comprehensive examination of how the media have covered the 21st Century's #1 news story: terrorism and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. ... -
Reporting America at war: an oral history by Call Number: Baker-Berry PN 4784 .W37 R46 2003ISBN: 9781401300722Whether dodging sniper fire, accompanying strategic bombing raids over enemy territory, challenging the Pentagon's version of events, or crossing the frontlines to interview figures at the heart of the conflict, war correspondents have served as the eyes and ears of the nation, conveying the facts, the brutality and the drama of warfare, and shaping public opinion in the process. Now for the first time, in Reporting America at War, the nation's most respected reporters share their stories to create a fascinating oral history. -
Reporting Vietnam: media and military at war by Call Number: Baker-Berry DS 559.46 .H38 1998ISBN: 9780700609116For many Americans during the Vietnam era, the war on the home front seemed nearly as wrenching and hard fought as the one in Southeast Asia. Its primary battlefield was the news media, its primary casualty the truth. But as William Hammond reveals, animosity between government and media wasn't always the rule; what happened between the two during the Vietnam War was symptomatic of the nation's experiences in general. ... -
War and media operations: the US military and the press from Vietnam to Iraq by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780415472098This is the first academic analysis of the role of embedded media in the 2003 Iraq War, providing a concise history of US military public affairs management since Vietnam. In late summer 2002, the Pentagon considered giving the press an inside view of the upcoming invasion of Iraq. The decision was surprising, and the innovative "embedded media program" itself received intense coverage in the media. ...
Finding articles & journal titles
You can find scholarly articles on war reporting in a variety of publications. You can start your search in indexes such as Communication & Mass Media Complete (CMMC) or Web of Science. You can also use the search box at the top of the page.
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Communication & mass media complete (CMMC) by Call Number: Electronic resourceThis is the main article index for the field of Communications. -
The web of science citation databases by Call Number: Electronic resourceThe online version of 3 separate ISI indexes: Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Science Citation Index and, Social Sciences Citation Index.
Alternate views
Sometimes you want other views on major national or international stories rather than those from large media organizations. These resources give you access to smaller, regional papers, alternative presses and foreign publications and broadcasts.
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Ethnic newsWatchCall Number: Electronic resourceEthnic NewsWatch is a full-text collection of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press in the United States, published since 1990. -
Genderwatch by Call Number: Electronic resourceBesides covering the everyday lives of women, Genderwatch also includes the impact of gender and gender roles on areas such as: the arts, popular culture and media, business and work, crime and criminology, education, research and scholarship, family, health care and medicine, politics, policy and legislation, pornography, religion, sexuality and sexology, sports and leisure. -
Lexis/Nexis AcademicCall Number: Electronic resourceUnder the "General" tab, you can select Major U.S. and World Publications. Under the "News" tab, you can select different types of Sources. There are several non-English sources available for searching.
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PressReader by Call Number: Electronic resourceA database of regional, national and international newspapers. The time limit is the last 60 days. Many countries are represented in the archive. -
Newspaper source plus byCall Number: Electronic resourceProvides cover-to-cover full text for 23 national (U.S.) and international newspapers, including USA Today, The Christian Science Monitor, The Washington Post, The Times (London), The Toronto Star, etc.
The database also contains selected full text from more than 200 regional (U.S.) newspapers, including The Boston Globe, The Chicago Tribune, The Detroit Free Press, The Miami Herald, The New York Daily News, The San Jose Mercury News, etc.
In addition, full text television & radio news transcripts are provided from CBS News, FOX News, NPR, etc.
