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media coverage of the Iraq War  

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  • American news media coverage of the Iraq War largely followed the same trends found by scholars who were examining coverage of prior conflicts involving the United States since at least the Vietnam War. Consistent with prior research, before and early in the war, antiwar protesters were more likely to be framed negatively than were pro-war demonstrators. [Source: Encyclopedia of Political Communication; Iraq War, Media Coverage of]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/media_coverage_of_the_Iraq_War

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