War made easy : how presidents & pundits keep spinning us to death

The Resource War made easy : how presidents & pundits keep spinning us to death
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War made easy : how presidents & pundits keep spinning us to death
Title remainder
how presidents & pundits keep spinning us to death
Statement of responsibility
a presentation of the Institute for Public Accuracy ; a Media Education Foundation production ; written and directed by Loretta Alper & Jeremy Earp ; produced by Loretta Alper
Title variation
How presidents and pundits keep spinning us to death
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Language
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
War Made Easy 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 the war in 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 partisan politics as it raises serious questions about the tole of journalism and political communication in democratic societies
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MaNoMEF
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Editor, Andrew Killoy ; camera, David Rabinovitz ; original music, John Van Eps, Leigh Phillips
Date time place
Originally produced by Media Education Foundation in 2007
Intended audience
  • Grade 9+
  • Higher education
PerformerNote
Featuring Norman Solomon ; narrated by Sean Penn
Runtime
73
Technique
live action
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