Embedded: Weapons of Mass Deception 
Subtitle: How the Media Failed to Cover the War on Iraq
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Published: October 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 286
ISBN-13: 9781591021735
Subjects: Press & journalism; Military - Iraq War; Mass Communication Media And Politics; Political Science; Pop Arts / Pop Culture; Politics/International Relations; Media Studies; Military - Iraq War (2003-); Iraq War, 2003-; General; Iraq War, 2003; Mass media and the war
First sentence: WASHINGTON, NOVEMBER 22, 2002 - The scene atop Cardiac Hill at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., was somewhat surreal today.
Description: From the introduction: "This media war promoted the war it covered...First, it constructed the political environment, contributing to the sense of inevitability about the need for war, and then fostered approval for it. Critical voices quickly vanished as fighting got underway...Our understanding of what happened, our perceptions, points of view, and prejudices, were forged and framed by our media choices."