TY - JOUR
T1 - Visual framing of the early weeks of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq
T2 - Applying the master war narrative to electronic and print images
AU - Schwalbe, Carol B.
AU - Silcock, B. William
AU - Keith, Susan
PY - 2008/7
Y1 - 2008/7
N2 - A content analysis of 1,822 images from U.S. mainstream media-network and cable television news outlets, news Web sites, newspapers, and news magazines-revealed that the visual framing of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 shifted from conflict to human interest. During the campaign's first 5 weeks, 5 distinct scenarios-shock and awe, conquering troops, hero, victory, and control-often coalesced around iconic images and supported a "master war narrative" identified by other scholars. These visual frames reflected a government-promoted patriotic perspective seen in media content at the outset of previous U.S. wars, from the Civil War through the Gulf War.
AB - A content analysis of 1,822 images from U.S. mainstream media-network and cable television news outlets, news Web sites, newspapers, and news magazines-revealed that the visual framing of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 shifted from conflict to human interest. During the campaign's first 5 weeks, 5 distinct scenarios-shock and awe, conquering troops, hero, victory, and control-often coalesced around iconic images and supported a "master war narrative" identified by other scholars. These visual frames reflected a government-promoted patriotic perspective seen in media content at the outset of previous U.S. wars, from the Civil War through the Gulf War.
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U2 - 10.1080/08838150802205702
DO - 10.1080/08838150802205702
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:49149097586
SN - 0883-8151
VL - 52
SP - 448
EP - 465
JO - Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media
JF - Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media
IS - 3
ER -