tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130830332820181818.post262611457551512775..comments2024-03-29T03:56:08.315-04:00Comments on johnshaplin: When The Media Goes To Warjohnshaplinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17618981988062495637noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130830332820181818.post-41053495732365867142010-04-18T10:28:47.278-04:002010-04-18T10:28:47.278-04:00Also the Kent State killings, which occured after ...Also the Kent State killings, which occured after protests of Kissinger's foray into Cambodia...which quickly got my attention as a 10th-grader in Nixon's America.Blake Zimmermannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130830332820181818.post-85577915008217202282010-04-06T05:37:30.552-04:002010-04-06T05:37:30.552-04:00The Tet offensive is an example, impossible for th...The Tet offensive is an example, impossible for the press to ignore since they were ensconced in the mayhem that overcame Saigon. To some extent the Mai Lai massacre as well. The reporting of these events resulted in upsurges of anti-war sentiment. There is an implicit recognition of this dynamic in the official and self imposed press censorship through-out W.W. II, as covered briefly here:<br /><br />http://johnshaplin.blogspot.com/2009/04/bases-overseas-by-george-weller.htmljohnshaplinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618981988062495637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130830332820181818.post-61181024903735914952010-04-05T18:59:41.282-04:002010-04-05T18:59:41.282-04:00"Opposition to war quickly materializes when ..."Opposition to war quickly materializes when it becomes apparent to them that costly conflicts contribute to increased destabilization and destruction in host countries."<br /><br />If only I believed this were true.Eden Atlashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08869061970827958566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130830332820181818.post-51173684709474303582010-04-05T12:09:30.482-04:002010-04-05T12:09:30.482-04:00When Media Goes To War; Hegemonic Discourse, Pub...When Media Goes To War; Hegemonic Discourse, Public Opinion, and The Limits of Dissent by Anthony Dimaggio; Monthly Review Press, N.Y. 2009;johnshaplinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618981988062495637noreply@blogger.com