Deputy Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Pete Williams served as the Pentagon's top flack for the Gulf War. Using the perennial PR strategy of "good cop/bad cop," the government of Saudi Arabia played the "heavy," denying visas and access to the US press, while Williams, the reporters' friend, appeared to intercede repeatedly on their behalf.

This article analyzes the high and sustained levels of popular support for President Bush's policies during the Gulf War using a composite model of public opinion formation drawing on the rally around the flag effect noted by political scientists, the spiral of silence hypothesis drawn from communications studies, and the concepts of priming ...

As the threat of war with Iraq increased, American public opinion was sharply divided about the government's response to the deepening crisis. While ordinary citizens and political elites alike debated the wisdom of this military.

May 26, 2024 · The aftermath coverage of the Gulf War significantly shaped public understanding and discourse surrounding the conflict. Journalists and news organizations examined the war’s consequences, highlighting the humanitarian impact, political ramifications, and social changes within Iraq and the region.

Aug 28, 2017 · The failure of the media in the Gulf War was not an aberration precipi- tated by a unique set of political circumstances, but rather the product of disturbing trends that have affected both the media and American society

public affairs, and critiques of the Gulf War situation, the author assesses the Gulf War media policy, the post-Gulf War revised DoD policy, and their impact on present relations.

Aug 8, 2024 · The Gulf War in the early 1990s exemplified the effective use of military public relations, where the U.S. Department of Defense crafted carefully controlled narratives through media briefings. During the Iraq War, PR strategies transitioned significantly with the introduction of embedded journalism, which aimed to establish close relationships ...

This is a study about the main news story of 1990/91 -- the war in the Persian Gulf. The controversy over the occupation of Kuwait received extensive media coverage for over six months. Throughout most of the period in the build up to the war (from August 1990 to January 1991) news coverage was both lengthy and intense.

The Gulf War revealed some interesting causal relations connecting the media, military and political elites, security policy, and the public. Both books caution the reader on the methodological issues posed by any study of such relations, although Mueller is …

Arguably, the Persian Gulf War demonstrated the Pentagon’s ability to run a public relations campaign. Military sources were, after all, the only game in town. In the abstract, whether reporters sought, as a matter of routine, official sources or outside information is not the debate.