Media use, Anti-Americanism and international support for the Iraq war

Lars Willnat; Annette Aw; Naila Nabil Hamdy; Zhou He; Victor Menayang; María Teresa La Porte; Karen Sanders; Ezhar Tamam

doi:10.1177/1748048506068729

Media use, Anti-Americanism and international support for the Iraq war

Lars Willnat, Annette Aw, Naila Nabil Hamdy, Zhou He, Victor Menayang, María Teresa La Porte, Karen Sanders, Ezhar Tamam

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This study investigates the impact of pre-war news coverage on international support for President Bush's decision to invade Iraq in 2003. The study is based on a survey conducted one week prior to the start of the Iraq War among 1787 university students from six countries in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. The findings indicate that exposure to pre-war news coverage was associated with more positive attitudes toward Iraq and higher levels of fear related to the possible consequences of a war. Stronger international support for a US invasion correlated with more positive attitudes toward Iraq, less fear about a possible war and lower levels of anti-Americanism.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	533-550
Number of pages	18
Journal	International Communication Gazette
Volume	68
Issue number	5-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1748048506068729
State	Published - Oct 2006
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Anti-Americanism
Emotions
Foreign policy
Iraq
Media exposure
War

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Communication
Sociology and Political Science

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