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- Title
Neo-conned: The Murdoch press and the Iraq War.
- Authors
Hobbs, Mitchell
- Abstract
This article explores the relationship between ideology and media representations. It seeks to (1) re-contextualize the 2003 invasion of Iraq by exposing the ideological impetus for the conflict; (2) highlight the role played by the Chief Executive Officer of News Corporation, Rupert Murdoch, in helping neoconservative mandarins gain influence over the political public sphere of the United States; and (3) determine whether the 'Iraq/weapons of mass destruction' story, as reported in the Australian Murdoch press, was influenced by the ideological proclivities of the CEO of News Corporation. Drawing on an empirical case study, this article contends that Murdoch's influential broadsheet newspaper, The Australian, contained a pro-war/pro-neoconservative ideological bias during the sampled period.
- Subjects
IRAQ; IRAQ War, 2003-2011; MURDOCH, Rupert, 1931-; IDEOLOGICAL analysis; NEWS Corp. (1979-2013); WEAPONS of mass destruction; CONSERVATISM; POLITICAL participation
- Publication
International Journal of Media & Cultural Politics, 2010, Vol 6, Issue 2, p187
- ISSN
1740-8296
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1386/mcp.6.2.187_1