Reporting Dissent in Wartime British Press, The Anti-War Movement and the 2003 Iraq War  

Oleh:

Murray, Craig ; Parry, Katy ; Robinson, Piers ; Goddard, Peter

Jenis: Article from Article
Dalam koleksi: European Journal of Communication vol. 23 no. 1 (2010), page 7-27.
Topik: 2003 Iraq War; Media; Press; Protest; War
Fulltext: 7.full.pdf (248.07KB)

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The 2003 Iraq War was highly controversial in the UK, generating domestic opposition and a widely supported anti-war movement, the Stop the War Coalition. This article assesses the extent to which anti-war protesters were successful at securing positive coverage in the British press immediately before and during the invasion of Iraq. The study shows that, although anti-war protesters received more favourable than unfavourable coverage prior to the war, once the war got under way, a ‘support our boys’ consensus led to the narrowing of what Daniel Hallin has termed the ‘sphere of legitimate controversy’ with the anti-war movement relegated to a ‘sphere of deviance’. The article also demonstrates that elite-led protest was more successful at influencing newspaper debate than grassroots protest. Overall, the results highlight the problems protest movements have in securing positive media representation during war.

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