Open AccessMedia and War
Author(s) -
Jennifer R. Ellis
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
vanderbilt undergraduate research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1555-788X
DOI - 10.15695/vurj.v10i0.4001
Subject(s) - sensationalism , newspaper , journalism , spanish civil war , vietnam war , political science , media coverage , media studies , photojournalism , just war theory , history , sociology , law , art , visual arts , photography
Representations of war in the media have changed drastically over time. Like the media representations of war, the American public's view of wars has also shifted over time; this is often a result of the media portrayals of war events. This paper examines the role of newspaper, yellow journalism, and sensationalism writing during the Spanish-American War on the American public's support for the war and juxtaposes this with television media accounts of the American war in Vietnam and how this created public disapproval for the war. Both had everlasting effects on US war policy for the future.