War Made Easy : how Presidents & Pundits Keep Spinning us to Death
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Based on the book by Norman Solomon.
Featuring Norman Solomon ; narrated by Sean Penn.
"... exposes how presidential administrations of both parties have relied on a combination of deception and media complicity to sell one war after another to the American people. Narrated by actor Sean Penn, and based on the acclaimed book by Norman Solomon, the film exhumes five decades of remarkable archival footage to reveal in stunning detail how the American news media have uncritically disseminated, and glamorized, the pro-war messages of successive presidential administrations. The film gives special attention to parallels between the Vietnam War and Iraq, setting government spin and media collusion from the present alongside virtually identical patterns from the past. An invaluable introduction to war propaganda and public relations that transcends politics as it raises serious questions about the role of journalism and political commumication in democratic societies."--Container.
DVD; aspect ratio 16:9 (1.78:1); NTSC 0.
Contents: War made easy.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Disinformation Co. Ltd., c2008.
Year Published: 2008
Description: 1 videodisc (72 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: DVD
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781934708026
193470802X
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Alper, Loretta.
Earp, Jeremy.
Penn, Sean, 1960-
Solomon, Norman, 1951-
Institute for Public Accuracy.
Media Education Foundation.
Disinformation Company.
SUBJECTS
War -- Press coverage -- United States.
Press and politics -- United States.
Government and the press -- United States.
Propaganda, American -- United States.
United States -- Foreign relations -- 20th century.
United States -- Foreign relations -- 21st century.
Documentary films.