| ID | 136585 |
| Title Proper | Media selectivity and U.S. humanitarian intervention |
| Other Title Information | reflection on the 1991 crises in Iraq |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Chung, Kuyoun |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This study examines a selective policy-forcing role of media on U.S. foreign policymaking and presents how the interaction among media coverage, media framing
and policy certainty provided a permissive condition for the United States to selectively undertake humanitarian intervention. It focuses on two humanitarian crises that occurred in northern and southern Iraq after the Persian Gulf War in 1991 and investigates how disproportionate media coverage and empathy media framing, combined with the policy uncertainty over the Iraqi crises drove the United States to implement selective humanitarian intervention in northern Iraq. Meanwhile, the southern crisis was left untended, which ultimately degenerated into an orphan conflict that remained protracted for years without any international recognition of the suffering of millions. This result implies that in the absence of the policy certainty of the United States, the policy-forcing role of the media becomes far more compelling in making a crisis visible to the public and prioritizing it over policymaking. |
| `In' analytical Note | Korean Journal of Defense Analysis Vol.26, No.4; Dec.2014: p.541-560 |
| Journal Source | Korean Journal of Defence Analysis Vol: 26 No 4 |
| Standard Number | United States – US |