Ugly War, Pretty Package
by Deborah L. Jaramillo
"How CNN and Fox News Made the Invasion of Iraq High Concept"
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Ugly War, Pretty Package Book Details
War:
Iraq War
Perspective:
War Correspondents
True Story:
Yes
Biography:
No
Region:
Middle East
Page Count:
273
Published Date:
2009
ISBN13:
9780253003409
Ugly War, Pretty Package Book Description
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.