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1 online resource (209 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables; 1 Media Bias and Presidential Justifications for War in the Age of Terrorism; 2 A New Justification for War?; 3 President Bush Speaks to the United Nations, November 2001; 4 The State of the Union, 29 January 2002; 5 Remarks by the President from the USS Abraham Lincoln, May 2003; 6 President Bush Addresses the United Nations General Assembly, September 2003; 7 President Bush Commemorates Veterans Day and Discusses the War on Terror, 11 November 2005; 8 News Media Reporting of the War on Terror; Notes; Index; About the Author. |
| Summary |
While many books have offered a take on the attacks of 9/11, one area has been comparatively ignored: presidential justifications for war in the age of terrorism. Specifically, what did President Bush say to justify American military actions in the postD9/11 world? And how did the public hear what he said, especially as it was filtered through the news media? The eloquent and thoughtful Bush's War shows how public perception of what the president says is shaped by media bias. Jim A. Kuypers compares Bush's statements with press coverage, arguing that the nature of American public knowledge con. |
| Local Note |
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War on Terrorism (2001-2009) |
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War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 -- Press coverage -- United States.
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Journalism -- Objectivity -- United States.
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Journalism -- Objectivity. |
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United States. |
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Press and politics -- United States.
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Press and politics. |
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United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009 -- Press coverage.
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Politics and government. |
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2001-2009 |
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Press coverage. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Print version: Kuypers, Jim A. Bush's War : Media Bias and Justifications for War in a Terrorist Age. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2006 9780742536531 |
| ISBN |
9780742572294 (electronic book) |
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0742572293 (electronic book) |
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