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| AUTHOR: | Marc Kusnetz, William M. Arkin, Neal Shapiro, Tom Brokaw, Nbc News, Lc Collection |
| CATEGORY: | Book |
| MANUFACTURER: | Andrews McMeel Publishing |
| ISBN: | 0740740598 |
| TYPE: | Electronic news gathering, General, Iraq War, 2003, Political Science, Politics/International Relations, Television and the war, Television broadcasting of new, Television broadcasting of news, United States, Family & Relationships / General |
| MEDIA: | Hardcover |
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The glossy apotheosis OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM is exactly what one might expect: a photographic record of NBC's perspective on the war in Iraq. Opposing views and meaningful analysis are scant in OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM. In a war that has now claimed the lives of over 1000 innocent Iraqi civilians (and that is most likely a very cautious estimate), this book presents a very brief and highly polarized selection of pictures of Iraqis - a few pictures of "bad guy" Iraqis as US prisoners, and a few pictures of the apparently "common man" Iraqis who are unharmed, with beautiful smiles, and cheering the US soldiers, even kissing them. In a war where nearly 300 US soldiers have now died, we get only one shot of a dead soldier - with a US flag draped over his coffin at his ornate funeral back home in the United States.
It's a stylized, glossy vision completely devoid of depiction of the true horrors of war. The entire book seems like a cross between stills from the latest Hollywood action movie and photos from a high fashion magazine spread. It makes war seem glamourous, exciting, even fun.
Disturbingly one-sided and stylized, to say the least.
Andrew Parodi
Above the fray
NBC has done an exceptional job documenting the imbeds' experience in Iraq. Not only was this war covered more comprehensively than any other, but the reporters' experiences add a depth of human emotion so often lacking in the dry stand up reports from a briefing room. But their story is just one part of a beautifully produced book and DVD. This book is filled with stunning pictures of "shock and awe" as well as the innocents caught in the middle. If you only get one book on the recent war iun Iraq, this is it!
Courageous and innovative journalism
This book has lots of behind-the-scene accounts from reporters who were actually there, as well as from the producers in the control room. There's also a forward by NBC news anchor Tom Brokaw and an introduction by retired Army general and current NBC military analyst Montgomery Meigs. The book comes with a full-length DVD produced by NBC News and presents highlights of their war coverage along with extra features such as postwar interviews and commentary. This hardcover book has lots of color pictures on its 144 pages and also comes with a DVD.