Taking the public by storm

Information, cuing, and the democratic process in the gulf conflict

Bibliographic Data

ID6334201
AuthorsW L Bennett (0000-0002-1004-212X, University of Washington), Jarol B Manheim (b The George Washington University)
Year1993
Volume10
Issue4
Pages331-351
Publication date1993-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolitical Communication (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1058-4609 • E-ISSN: 1091-7675
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10584609.1993.9962998
OpenAlexW1971835649
LanguageEN
Citations received32
References cited7

This essay examines the framework of cues in which the Persian Gulf conflict was presented to the American people by the news media and the degree to which this portrayal facilitated or impeded timely and meaningful public debate of policy responses to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Analysis of Gulf conflict stories in the New York Times suggests that the range of media coverage was established at each stage of the crisis by the range of "official" debate; that, like that debate, the range of in‐depth views presented was quite narrow; and that media cues throughout the crisis reflected those propounded by the administration and its allies. The authors conclude that the public did not have reasonable access to a sufficiently broad range of information and opinion to make independent judgments about the wisdom of administration policy

Administration (probate law · Democracy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public opinion · Public relations · Sociology · Law · Media Studies and Communication · Rhetoric and Communication Studies · Social Media and Politics

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