The Voice of Power

Author: Zhang Juyan
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: The Voice of Power offers a fresh perspective and broad vision. It reveals, with unprecedented depth and breadth, the little-known relationship between American media and power. The author argues that mainstream American media play the role of "watchdog" and "adviser" in politics, while maintaining a largely "symbiotic" relationship with other powers outside politics. This book is a landmark work exploring the relationship between American media and power. In this book, you will see:
☆ How American media became part of the "total propaganda" during the post-Cold War wars;
☆ How a mysterious organization originating from the British Empire and its variants influence global public opinion;
☆ The bonds, philosophy, and real-world roots of the "symbiosis" between American media and power;
☆ How the vast American media empire was formed;
☆ How the U.S. influences global public opinion;
☆ Why the Pentagon sought to "embed" with Xinhua News Agency journalists;
☆ How China influences American media coverage of China;
☆ How the U.S. Constitution and laws protect the media.
This book is accompanied by many fresh and impactful illustrations, with clear, elegant, and concise writing. The author earned his Ph.D. from the renowned Missouri School of Journalism and currently teaches at the University of Montana. His expertise in media, public relations, and international relations gives this book unique reading value.