TY - JOUR
T1 - Embedded reporting during the invasion and occupation of Iraq
T2 - How the embedding of journalists affects television news reports
AU - Pfau, Michael
AU - Haigh, Michel M.
AU - Logsdon, Lindsay
AU - Perrine, Christopher
AU - Baldwin, James P.
AU - Breitenfeldt, Rick E.
AU - Cesar, Joel
AU - Dearden, Dawn
AU - Kuntz, Greg
AU - Montalvo, Edgar
AU - Roberts, Dwaine
AU - Romero, Richard
PY - 2005/12
Y1 - 2005/12
N2 - This study compared embedded and nonembedded (unilateral) television news coverage during the invasion and the occupation of Iraq. Content analysis was conducted of ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN news during the invasion and during the occupation examining whether embedded and nonembedded news reports were different and, if so, how. The results revealed that compared to nonembedded reports, embedded network television news stories were more favorable in overall tone toward the military, more favorable in depictions of military personnel, and featured greater use of episodic frames which, as a result, elicited somewhat more positive relational cues. In addition, the results indicated that compared to network news coverage of the occupation, news stories of the invasion were more positive in tone and employed more episodic framing.
AB - This study compared embedded and nonembedded (unilateral) television news coverage during the invasion and the occupation of Iraq. Content analysis was conducted of ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN news during the invasion and during the occupation examining whether embedded and nonembedded news reports were different and, if so, how. The results revealed that compared to nonembedded reports, embedded network television news stories were more favorable in overall tone toward the military, more favorable in depictions of military personnel, and featured greater use of episodic frames which, as a result, elicited somewhat more positive relational cues. In addition, the results indicated that compared to network news coverage of the occupation, news stories of the invasion were more positive in tone and employed more episodic framing.
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U2 - 10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_7
DO - 10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_7
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33745034972
SN - 0883-8151
VL - 49
SP - 468
EP - 487
JO - Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media
JF - Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media
IS - 4
ER -