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The manufacture of heroes: A critical comparison of the press coverage of the British campaign in Afghanistan and the Jessica Lynch case


Essay, 2011

19 Pages, Grade: 1,3


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Table of Contents

1.0. Introduction

2.0. The US Media
2.1. Objection, hearsay! Initial Media Reports of Jessica Lynch’s Abduction
2.2. "She did not want to be taken alive." How the US Media Covered the Legend of Lynch

3.0. The British Media
3.1. Counting the Dead. The New Standard of Reporting?.
3.2. “Backing Our Boys.” How the British Media Covers the Fate of British Soldiers in Afghanistan

4.0. Conclusion

5.0. Appendix
5.1. Endnotes
5.2. Bibliography.

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Title
The manufacture of heroes: A critical comparison of the press coverage of the British campaign in Afghanistan and the Jessica Lynch case
College
University of Lincoln  (Media and Humanities)
Course
War and the Media
Grade
1,3
Author
Year
2011
Pages
19
Catalog Number
V179460
ISBN (eBook)
9783656018728
ISBN (Book)
9783656019107
File size
665 KB
Language
English
Keywords
Jessica Lynch, Invasion of Afghanistan, Iraq War, Hero, Held, Irakkrieg, Iraqis, Iraker, Rape, Vergewaltigung, Propaganda, US, US militarz, women in the armed forces, Frauen in der Armee, Washington Post, War Spin, Chomsky, Herman, Propaganda Model, Propagandamodell, GI-Jane, Fedayeen, Taliban, British press, tabloids, The Charge of the Light Brigade, Hero Harry, War, attacks, artillery
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MA Urs Endhardt (Author), 2011, The manufacture of heroes: A critical comparison of the press coverage of the British campaign in Afghanistan and the Jessica Lynch case, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/179460

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