How social media is reshaping conflict in the twentyfirst century. Since the end of the cold war there have been countless conflicts that have involved the deaths of millions of people and the suffering and displacement of millions more. News media treatments of international crises, especially the one underway in iraq, are increasingly becoming the subject of public controversy, and discussion is urgently needed. First the days in late fall before the bombs started to fall, living upstairs in the house and. Investigative reporting requires journalists to go beyond what they have seen and what has. Boydbarrett o and rantanen t 1998 the globalization of news.
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