Media and Iraq

The Media and Iraq website serves as an introduction to the media’s coverage of the war in Iraq. The contents were compiled from internet resources and academic research. The website was created as a follow-up to the symposium “Lessons from Iraq” conducted by the Roy H. Park School of Communications at Ithaca College. The symposium was made possible by a generous grant from the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation.

The website is divided into several areas that provide an objective overview of the media’s coverage of the war in Iraq. A number of links were identified and grouped to encompass a wide range of media coverage.

•    U.S. Media coverage provides a list of mainstream media outlets in the United States that feature a special section dedicated to coverage of the war in Iraq. A majority of the websites provide an opportunity to search for archived stories relating to the war in Iraq.

•    Foreign Media and the War in Iraq includes articles and videos from non-U.S. media outlets. The selected media outlets are largely based in the U.K./Europe, due to language restrictions, however several links are provided to foreign media sites that translate their print and broadcast media.

•    Online Documentaries and Videos provides several links to documentaries available for viewing on the Web free of charge.

•    Media Organizations and Publications includes professional media outlets worldwide* specifically addressing many aspects of the issue. Many of links offer additional resources that broaden the understanding of the media’s coverage of the war.  *Limited to organizations and publications in English.

•    Blogging the War in Iraq shows the abundance of military blogs (Milblogs) and accounts of the events in Iraq presented by a growing community of citizen reporters. In addition, the section includes interviews with Iraqi bloggers, and a video journal from Iraqi blogger Salam Pax.

•    The Academic Research section provides a list of scholarly papers and abstracts dedicated to the media coverage of the war.

•    The Books section gives an assortment of published books that cover the war in Iraq and issues related to the war.