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Saddam Hussein Will Not Back Down, U.S. to Bomb with Daisy Cutters
NBC Nightly News, New York, NY
NBC Universal, 02/12/1991
Questions:
1) Why had the United States decided to bomb at a heavier level when Saddam Hussein Implied he would be seeking peace relations with the help of the Soviets?
2) What were some of the reasons the military would show their bomb capability on mass media?
3) How did the media play a major role in the Persian Gulf War?
1) Why had the United States decided to bomb at a heavier level when Saddam Hussein Implied he would be seeking peace relations with the help of the Soviets?
2) What were some of the reasons the military would show their bomb capability on mass media?
3) How did the media play a major role in the Persian Gulf War?
Saddam Hussein's Hopes for Uniting Arab World in Holy War Fails
NBC Today Show, New York, NY
NBC Universal, 02/18/1991
Questions:
1) What was the expected reaction of the pictures showed in the Iraqi media from the Arab World?
2) Did Saddam Hussein get the reaction he was hoping for? Why/ Why not?
1) What was the expected reaction of the pictures showed in the Iraqi media from the Arab World?
2) Did Saddam Hussein get the reaction he was hoping for? Why/ Why not?
Questions:
1) Why was it a concern that journalist were restricted during the Persian Gulf War?
2) Why did the media feel as if there were gaping holes in the coverage of the Persian Gulf war?
3) Compared to the Vietnam War how has the Media coverage changed during the Persian Gulf War?
4) Who benefited from the lock on the media?
1) Why was it a concern that journalist were restricted during the Persian Gulf War?
2) Why did the media feel as if there were gaping holes in the coverage of the Persian Gulf war?
3) Compared to the Vietnam War how has the Media coverage changed during the Persian Gulf War?
4) Who benefited from the lock on the media?