Why Nicaragua Vanished A Story of Reporters

This book takes a closer look at the perceptions that Americans develop about foreign countries and the role the press plays in creating those perceptions.

Robert S. Leiken is the director of the Immigration and National Security Program at the Nixon Center in Washington, D.C.

Acknowledgements

ix

An Election Stunner

1

(6)

Nicaragua: A Test of the News

7

(14)

Cohorts: Vietnam and the New Foreign Correspondent

21

(16)

Media Studies

37

(24)

An ``All-American-Style Election''

61

(10)

The ``Authentic Expression of Nationalism''

71

(16)

Shaking the Imperial Frame

87

(20)

A New Correspondent in Nicaragua

107

(10)

The Media Presentation of the Sandinistas, 1978-79

117

(14)

Sandinista Popularity and the Nicaragua News Frame, 1979-89

131

(16)

The Media Presentation of the ``Contras'' 1981-87

147

(18)

The System of Stereotypes

165

(16)

Fear and Crowds in the 1990 Campaign

181

(32)

Polls, Press, Professors, and ``Americo-Centrism''

213

(32)

Who Failed the Test?

245

(16)

Epilogue

261

(4)

Appendix A

265

(6)

Appendix B

271

(8)

Appendix C

279

(2)

Index

281

(10)

About the Author

291

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Why Nicaragua Vanished A Story of Reporters and Revolutionaries

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