1. THE BATTLE FOR HEARTS AND MINDS.
- Author
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Poniewozik, James, Cooper, Matthew, Waller, Douglas C., Lofaro, Lina, Moaveni, Azadeh, and Radwan, Amany
- Subjects
PROPAGANDA ,ARAB countries in mass media ,TERRORISM & mass media ,PUBLIC opinion - Abstract
Examines how the United States is attempting to wage a propaganda war in the Arab world. Significance of the videotape made by Osama bin Laden; View that this is also a media war; Why the U.S. message is not reaching Arabs; Role of the broadcasting station Voice of America; Attitude of many Westernized Arabs; How the satellite station al-Jazeera is influencing Arab public opinion; Roles of U.S. President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
- Published
- 2001