Introduction: CRITICAL MEDIA LITERACY IN TIMES OF WAR

NETWORKS FOLLOW ORDERS!

The New York Times, "A Nation Challenged:The Images; Battling the Skepticism Of a Global TV Audience," Alessandra Stanley, November 1, 2001, Page B4

"CNN yesterday broadcast the latest images of bombing damage in Kandahar, panning across scenes of rubble and destruction on the streets of the Afghan city. The network then quickly switched to the rubble of the World Trade Center in New York City as the anchor, Bill Hemmer, reminded viewers of the deaths of as many as 5,000 people whose 'biggest crime was going to work and getting there on time'."

[The remainder of the article is about how the US and British governments are having difficulty "fighting a propaganda war" with Arabs, whose support for the military campaign tended to decrease as they saw images of dead civilians.]

-- Critical Media Literacy in Times of War -- Introduction to the Site -- Modules -- Afghanistan -- Introduction -- Background -- Media Coverage -- How Many Protested? -- Crowd Size Sept. '01 -- Crowd Size April '02 -- Was Reporting Fair? -- Comparing Reports -- Comparing Reports, con't -- Why Underreporting? -- Tones and Headlines, Sept. '01 protests -- Tones and Headlines, April '02 protests -- Comparing Positions -- Civilian Casualties -- How Many Civilians Died? -- Tones and Headlines -- U.S. Raid, Oct 11, 2001 -- U.S. Raid, Oct 11, 2001 con't -- U.S. Raid, Oct 11, 2001, part 3 -- Was the Media Told? -- Networks Follow Orders! (you are here)	NETWORKS FOLLOW ORDERS! The New York Times, "A Nation Challenged:The Images; Battling the Skepticism Of a Global TV Audience," Alessandra Stanley, November 1, 2001, Page B4 "CNN yesterday broadcast the latest images of bombing damage in Kandahar, panning across scenes of rubble and destruction on the streets of the Afghan city. The network then quickly switched to the rubble of the World Trade Center in New York City as the anchor, Bill Hemmer, reminded viewers of the deaths of as many as 5,000 people whose 'biggest crime was going to work and getting there on time'." [The remainder of the article is about how the US and British governments are having difficulty "fighting a propaganda war" with Arabs, whose support for the military campaign tended to decrease as they saw images of dead civilians.]
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