Ugly War, Pretty Package
| Author | : Deborah L. Jaramillo |
| Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
| Total Pages | : 273 |
| Release | : 2009-09-25 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780253003409 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0253003407 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (407 Downloads) |
Download or read book Ugly War, Pretty Package written by Deborah L. Jaramillo and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2009-09-25 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deborah L. Jaramillo investigates cable news' presentation of the Iraq War in relation to "high concept" filmmaking. High concept films can be reduced to single-sentence summaries and feature pre-sold elements; they were considered financially safe projects that would sustain consumer interest beyond their initial theatrical run. Using high concept as a framework for the analysis of the 2003 coverage of the Iraq War -- paying close attention to how Fox News and CNN packaged and promoted the U.S. invasion of Iraq -- Ugly War, Pretty Package offers a new paradigm for understanding how television news reporting shapes our perceptions of events.
