Monday, May 7, 2018
CNN Effect
The CNN Effect began during the Persian Gulf War when CNN was the only news broadcast company allowed to take footage of the war. This was the first time that Americans got to see live coverage of the action. While ABC, NBC, and CBS were covering the war on their news shows, it was CNN that was gaining the most popularity because of its 24-hour coverage in Saudi Arabia. They showed people the missile launches hitting building and planes flying overhead. Some people against the coverage thought that it was framed to make the war "exciting" and that the news companies did not provide a balanced account of the war events. While it is debated by some, the ability to broadcast the war live allowed Americans to follow the war as it was happening. Families would tune in to the coverage and they were able to watch American attacks as they formed.
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Despite the live coverage of the war going on in Saudi Arabia, CNN and the military has most likely tampered with the tape and cut out parts that they didn't want the public to see. Because of this, the live appears to be the truth but is in fact biased towards Americans.
ReplyDeleteI think that the information you presented is very interesting. While the idea of the military and media working to alternate clips and shape the footage to change the story is not uncommon in the present day, it is still interesting to see how this had even been an affect since the 90s. The military and media used this footage to make the war seem more "exciting" and closer to the idea of reality tv show or broadcast definitely left an astonishing effect in today's media and new outlets.
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