GLOBAL MEDIA GO TO WAR

CALL FOR CHAPTERS

Never in the long history of mass communication has the world witnessed such an event as the Anglo-Iraq War of 2003. That is probably because so many countries had their fingers in the Iraqi economic pie that only a few were willing to assist the U.S.-British military machines in picking a fight with a country that did not seem to threaten world peace. For the first time, transnational broadcasting companies extended their coverage to every corner of the earth that had satellite dishes. While the Vietnam War was the first television war, and the Persian Gulf War of 1991 was the first satellite world, the War of 2003 was the first global communications war, complete with competing media on both sides. This book looks at this historic event from the unusual viewpoints of media professionals, academics, economists and political analysts from the Middle East, the Americas and around the world, all focusing on how the global media behaved in this conflict.

Authors wishing to be a part of this historic work should contact the editor, veteran international journalist and scholar Dr. Ralph D. Berenger of the American University in Cairo at berenger@aucegypt.edu.

Articles can be essays, academic research pieces, or descriptive accounts. Papers should follow the style of the American Psychology Association. Short chapters of 2,500-4,000 words are preferred.

Query with your intentions and suggestions before May 15, 2003. Chapters due July 15, 2003. The following are suggested, working chapter titles only. Feel free to offer your own suggestions and research.

GLOBAL MEDIA GO TO WAR