1st Edition

Media, Wars and Politics Comparing the Incomparable in Western and Eastern Europe

By Ekaterina Balabanova Copyright 2007
190 Pages
by Routledge

190 Pages
by Routledge

190 Pages
by Routledge

The interaction between media and foreign policy is a critical dimension of the so-called age of 'new military humanitarianism'. The media is now more effective in gathering and distributing information all over the world and media coverage of humanitarian wars allows for information and images to reach a wide audience with great immediacy and realism. For policy making, the 24/7 news cycle means... Read more
Contents: Introduction; Media and war; New wars and new humanitarianism; The Kosovo crisis; Bulgarian media; Press/foreign policy interaction in Bulgaria; Press/foreign policy interaction in the UK; Conclusion; References; Index.

Biography

Ekaterina Balabanova is Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at the School of Politics and Communication Studies, University of Liverpool, UK.