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Media and Humanitarian Intervention: A Study of the CNN Effect and the United States Foreign Policy Making in the Context of Somalia and Darfur

Bernebring Journiette, Irina LU and Olsson, Liselotte LU (2007) FKVA21 20072
Department of Political Science
Abstract
Media is an important actor in our globalized world but the question remains if news coverage, actually can affect the outcome in a humanitarian crisis. This study focuses on the possible media influence of United States foreign policy concerning humanitarian intervention. Our purpose was to conduct a critical trial of Piers Robinsons existing theory about the CNN effect, where he has developed the ?Policy-Media Interaction Model?. This concludes that critical and empathizing media framing combined with policy uncertainty should give a strong CNN effect. In the context of US foreign policy we used Somalia as an illustrative example, of where the media coverage did not influence the decision to enforce a humanitarian intervention. Then we... (More)
Media is an important actor in our globalized world but the question remains if news coverage, actually can affect the outcome in a humanitarian crisis. This study focuses on the possible media influence of United States foreign policy concerning humanitarian intervention. Our purpose was to conduct a critical trial of Piers Robinsons existing theory about the CNN effect, where he has developed the ?Policy-Media Interaction Model?. This concludes that critical and empathizing media framing combined with policy uncertainty should give a strong CNN effect. In the context of US foreign policy we used Somalia as an illustrative example, of where the media coverage did not influence the decision to enforce a humanitarian intervention. Then we analyzed how media framing and policy uncertainty has/has not influenced the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Darfur, Sudan. Our purpose was to describe and understand what the CNN effect is and examine if it has occurred in Darfur. (Less)
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author
Bernebring Journiette, Irina LU and Olsson, Liselotte LU
supervisor
organization
course
FKVA21 20072
year
type
L2 - 2nd term paper (old degree order)
subject
keywords
polemology, Peace and conflict research, Darfur, Somalia, CNN Effect, Humanitarian Intervention, Freds- och konfliktforskning
language
English
id
1319933
date added to LUP
2008-01-09 00:00:00
date last changed
2015-12-14 13:34:38
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  abstract     = {{Media is an important actor in our globalized world but the question remains if news coverage, actually can affect the outcome in a humanitarian crisis. This study focuses on the possible media influence of United States foreign policy concerning humanitarian intervention. Our purpose was to conduct a critical trial of Piers Robinsons existing theory about the CNN effect, where he has developed the ?Policy-Media Interaction Model?. This concludes that critical and empathizing media framing combined with policy uncertainty should give a strong CNN effect. In the context of US foreign policy we used Somalia as an illustrative example, of where the media coverage did not influence the decision to enforce a humanitarian intervention. Then we analyzed how media framing and policy uncertainty has/has not influenced the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Darfur, Sudan. Our purpose was to describe and understand what the CNN effect is and examine if it has occurred in Darfur.}},
  author       = {{Bernebring Journiette, Irina and Olsson, Liselotte}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Media and Humanitarian Intervention: A Study of the CNN Effect and the United States Foreign Policy Making in the Context of Somalia and Darfur}},
  year         = {{2007}},
}