American Foreign Policy and Re

Broadcast journalism has been used throughout recent history to shape popular opinion about how governments deal with international issues. If we look at major historical events related to American foreign policy such as the Vietnam war, the Persian Gulf War, the war in the former Yugoslavia, or the events of September 11, 2001 and it’s aftermath, they can hardly be imagined without the television images carried into American (and other) homes. The American media giant has …showed first 75 words of 2875 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2875 total…television news coverage. In this respect American television broadcasters, who are driven my corporate sponsors, will always try to disassociate themselves with the idea that television is simply a vast wasteland while still fully advancing its own public ideals. Television media coverage has made the world smaller and the idea of “video diplomacy” is concept that the leaders in America will have to deal with in a new light when considering American foreign policy issues.