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Media Influence on Somalia Intervention by freddyames is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The paper examines the role of media in the U.S. decision to intervene in Somalia in 1992, challenging the notion that media coverage significantly influenced policymakers. It finds that substantial media attention followed the intervention decision rather than preceding it, suggesting that other factors were more critical in prompting the intervention. Overall, the research argues against the strong CNN effect thesis, indicating that media coverage did not compel action in this case.
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- freddyames
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- EN