TY - JOUR
T1 - Elite press coverage of the 1986 U.S.-Libya conflict
T2 - A case study of tactical and strategic critique
AU - Hertog, James K.
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - This research tests the effects of press professionalism, administration press management, and public patriotism on coverage of the 1986 U.S.-Libya crisis by the Associated Press, Washington Post, New York Times, and Los Angeles Times. Patterns of "tactical" (small-scale, efficiency-oriented) and "strategic" (overarching, ethical) critique during periods of low-, medium-, and high-intensity conflict are reviewed. Tactical opposition to both the Reagan administration and the Qaddafi regime slightly outweighs support, while strategic critique is 65 percent pro-Reagan administration but only 14 percent pro-Qaddafi regime. Support for the U.S. administration declines during intense conflict. The pattern of findings supports administration press management.
AB - This research tests the effects of press professionalism, administration press management, and public patriotism on coverage of the 1986 U.S.-Libya crisis by the Associated Press, Washington Post, New York Times, and Los Angeles Times. Patterns of "tactical" (small-scale, efficiency-oriented) and "strategic" (overarching, ethical) critique during periods of low-, medium-, and high-intensity conflict are reviewed. Tactical opposition to both the Reagan administration and the Qaddafi regime slightly outweighs support, while strategic critique is 65 percent pro-Reagan administration but only 14 percent pro-Qaddafi regime. Support for the U.S. administration declines during intense conflict. The pattern of findings supports administration press management.
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U2 - 10.1177/107769900007700310
DO - 10.1177/107769900007700310
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0034258672
SN - 1077-6990
VL - 77
SP - 612
EP - 627
JO - Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly
JF - Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly
IS - 3
ER -