| Autor: |
Hallin, Daniel C., Gitlin, Todd |
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Political Communication; Oct-Dec1993, Vol. 10 Issue 4, p411-424, 14p |
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For the mass public as well as for the mass media, war is less a political policy than a form of popular culture, an arena of individual and national self-expression that generates far more emotional involvement than ordinary political events. This essay examines television coverage of the Gulf War, both network and local, from this perspective. It discusses two sides of war, war as an exercise of "purposive-rational action"-a celebration of technical prowess and professionalism-and war as a celebration of community. The Durkheimian concepts of ritual and civil religion are employed in the discussion of the journalist's role as a celebrant of community unity during wartime. Results of a content analysis of network and local television coverage of the Gulf War, focusing primarily on the visual images employed, are included. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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