Media under fire
Fact and fiction in conditions of war
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12849582 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christiane Eilders (0000-0002-3064-7281, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 87 |
| Issue | 860 |
| Pages | 639-648 |
| Publication date | 2005-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Review of the Red Cross (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1607-5889 • E-ISSN: 1816-3831 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1816383100184474 |
| OpenAlex | W2025945352 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
The article reviews recentfindings on the quality of war reporting, the conditions under which it takes place, the information policies of the warring parties and their effects. Focusing on German media coverage of the 1991 Gulf war, the Kosovo war and the 2003 Iraq war, it discusses both typical shortcomings of reporting and recent improvements, highlights information control strategies and proposes standards for war reporting
Archaeology · Epistemology · German · Media coverage · Media studies · Political science · Quality (philosophy · Sociology · Spanish Civil War · History · Intelligence, Security, War Strategy · Law · Media Studies and Communication · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.09 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2015 - 2015 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |