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Book SynopsisExploring links between nuclear arms policy and the visibility of oppositional groups in the media, this title assesses the extent to which antinuclear movements have succeeded in debunking official fictions, raising public consciousness, and reorienting government policy.
Trade Review"The book will be required reading for all scholars who study social movements and media. Its findings add a great deal to our understanding of how the news constructs the political world."--Regina G. Lawrence
"An excellent review of public policy on nuclear weapons, media coverage of peace movements' efforts to defuse them, and government and media efforts to pre-empt activists' roles. . . . Rojecki's position is well articulated and documented. . . . Well written, thorough, accessible, and well worth reading."--Bill Israel,
Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly"Offers a well-documented and carefully crafted study of the pivotal role that the news media play in the success or failure of popular political movements. . . . Though many of the ideas here are not new, Rojecki brings them together in a fresh and thought-provoking manner. "--Pamela A. Brown,
Journalism History"A very useful study, opening the door to public understanding of how the communications media responded to one of the major citizens' campaigns of modern times."--Lawrence S. Wittner,
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