Media as a battlefield coverage of the War in Iraq / Edited by Florangel Rosario-Braid and Ramon R. Tuazon.

Examines lessons on the media coverage of the war in Iraq from the perspective of Filipino journalists, journalism professors, social scientists, public relations practitioners and other communication professionals. It is divided into the following : Chapter One : Media as a Battlefield, Chapter Two : Coverage of the war in Iraq : Benchmark in conflict Reporting?, and Chapter Three : Psychology of the War : Winning Hearts and Minds. The book consists of the papers as well as proceedings of the forum, Into the New Battlefield : Media Coverage of the War in Iraq convened about a month after the war. Papers on the issue published in national dailies or presented in relevant fora are also included. Contributors include Florangel Rosario-Braid, Rodolfo Reyes, Ed Lingao, Georgina Encanto, Benjamin Defensor, Vicente Tirol, Jose Manuel Romualdez, Crispin Maslog, Charlie Agatep, Jose V. Romero, Mark Escaler, Ricardo Saludo, Clarita Carlos, Carolina Malay, Lourdes Carandang, Quintin Pastrana, Ibarra C. Gutierrez, Ronald Meinardus, Ramon Tuazon, and Ann C. Lopez.