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Article

Publication Date

2008

Abstract

From the telegraph, radio, film, and television to the Internet and mobile satellite networks, media and communication technologies have been integral to the waging and representation of war. Always eager to improve communications, surveillance, and weapons systems, military institutions have funded and developed new communication technologies and media since at least the 19th century, and journalism and entertainment have long been central to governments’ propaganda efforts. In the current context of the Iraq War and the “war on terror,” most accounts of international communication equate media with news (ignoring other genres) and often neglect the crucial role that audiences and newer technologies play within wartime global media culture.

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Castonguay, James. “Global Media, Communication Technology, and the War on Terror.” Global-e. (1: Feb. 15, 2008)

Link to journal website: http://global-ejournal.org/

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