Ugly War, Pretty Package

Deborah L. Jaramillo investigates cable news' presentation of the Iraq War in relation to _high concept_ filmmaking. High concept films can be reduced to single-sentence summaries and feature pre-sold elements; they were considered financially safe projects that would sustain consumer interest beyond their initial theatrical run. Using high concept as a framework for The analysis of the 2003 coverage of the Iraq War_paying close attention to how Fox News and CNN packaged and promoted the U.S. invasion of Iraq_Ugly War, Pretty Packageoffers a new paradigm for understanding how television news reporting shapes our perceptions of events.

Deborah Jaramillo is Assistant Professor in the Department of Film and Television at Boston University. She is a two-time Ford Fellow and sits on the board of the Texas Archive of the Moving Image."

Introduction The Spectacle of Televised War	p. 1
High Concept, Media Conglomeration, and Commercial News	p. 21
The High-Concept War Narrative	p. 41
Intertextuality, Genres, and Stars	p. 89
War Characters	p. 121
The Look and Sound of High-Concept War Coverage	p. 145
The Marketing of the 2003 Invasion of Iraq	p. 177
Conclusion: The Narrative Exits Screen Right, the Coverage Fizzles, and News Is What, Exactly?	p. 197
Appendix A	p. 219
Appendix B	p. 221
Appendix C	p. 223
Works Cited	p. 227
Index	p. 239
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