Ugly War, Pretty Package: How CNN and Fox News Made the Invasion of Iraq High Concept

by Jaramillo, Deborah L.
ISBN: 9780253221223
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Overview

Deborah L. Jaramillo investigates cable news' presentation of the Iraq War in relation to "high concept" filmmaking. High concept films can be reduced to single-sentence summaries and feature pre-sold elements; they were considered financially safe projects that would sustain consumer interest beyond their initial theatrical run. Using high concept as a framework for the analysis of the 2003 coverage of the Iraq War--paying close attention to how Fox News and CNN packaged and promoted the U.S. invasion of Iraq--Ugly War, Pretty Package offers a new paradigm for understanding how television news reporting shapes our perceptions of events.

  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Author: Jaramillo, Deborah L.
  • ISBN: 9780253221223
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 9.10 x 0.90
  • Number Of Pages: 272
  • Publication Year: 2009