One War, Two Televised Worlds

The book demonstrates the relationship binding the audio-visual message presented and conveyed in the television coverage of the 2003 Invasion of Iraq, and the strategic conduct of the assault itself. It tackles the military power-related elements contributing to the construction of visual image: the image production, the pictorial outcome, and the way it is interpreted by specific audiences. In this realm, the thesis draws a comparative content and discourse analyses between Al-Jazeera, based in Doha, and CNN, based in Atlanta, providing evidence on the crucial military and strategic role played by instant television in affecting the conduct policies of contemporary wars.

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Rasha El-Ibiary is an Assistant Professor at Misr International University, Egypt. She is specialized in Political Communication, Media Politics, Cultural Geopolitics, Cinema and Geopolitics, and the Geopolitics of Urban Development. Her research projects include studying the Media impact on Politics, Foreign Policies and Wars and Terrorism.