Public Opinion and the Media : In the Context of US Foreign Policy Decision-Making Processes

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This paper seeks to investigate the relationship between public opinion(in the United States)and the media in the context of international human rights in the post-Cold War era.The paper highly involves US foreign policy decision-making process,especially towards the socalled "humanitarian intervention" and the United Nations Peace Keeping Operations.These is not doubt that we are now living in the world in which are enable to seize almost all the information we need from all kinds of media.Enen though it is so normal for us being exposed to various kids of media from print to TV nowadays it is almost part of our daily lives to deal with certain types of media every day,studying media and effects on us do not seem to be highly regarded or realized.In other words,how do we see the media as the information source and how should and how should we understand our status in this information-flooded age? The paper will exploit qualitative analysis based on literature reviews.Especially,the argument will involve the discussion of the "CNN Effect".if it has a real effect on people or public opinion in terms of understanding foreign policy decision-making processes on humanitarian interventions.
2004-03-31