War made easy [videorecording] : how presidents & pundits keep spinning us to death / a Media Education Foundation production ; written and directed by Loretta Alper & Jeremy Earp ; produced by Loretta Alper
- Published:
- Northampton, MA : Media Education Foundation, [2007]
- Copyright Date:
- ©2007
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (73 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
- Additional Creators:
- Alper, Loretta, Earp, Jeremy, Solomon, Norman, 1951-, Penn, Sean, 1960-, and Media Education Foundation
- Language Note:
- In English with optional English subtitles.
- Summary:
- "Analysis of how governments bent on war-making have relied on a vast arsenal of propaganda techniques to overcome resistance at home and disapproval abroad ... Moving from Vietnam to Iraq, the film examines how news reports have become nearly indistinguishable from White House and Pentagon talking points, a problem that has become exacerbated by journalists who have grown accustomed to being fed information by official sources"--Container.
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- ISBN:
- 1932869131
9781932869132 - Note:
- Based on the book by Norman Solomon.
Aspect ratio 4:3 (1.33:1).
Includes previews for the films: Reel bad Arabs; Hijacking catastrophe; Blood and oil. - Creation/Production Credits Note:
- Editor, Andrew Killoy ; camera, David Rabinovitz ; original music, John Van Eps, Leigh Phillips.
- Participant/Performer Note:
- Featuring Norman Solomon ; narrated by Sean Penn.
- Technical Details:
- DVD.
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