Accession Number:

ADA279521

Title:

Mass Media and Clausewitz: A Different Look at the Trinity

Descriptive Note:

Research rept.

Corporate Author:

ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA

Personal Author(s):

• Burton, Thomas J.

Report Date:

1994-05-05

Pagination or Media Count:

55.0

Abstract:

This monograph examines the controversy surrounding mass media and war by close examination of the medias influence on Carl von Clausewitzs Remarkable Trinity the people, the government, and the military. After a brief historical examination of that controversy, a new model is developed that provides a tool for the examination of past, present, and future conflicts. Subsequent sections examine the application of this model against limited war, total war, operations other than war, and selected future scenarios. A separate section offers constructs for future militarymedia relations. The final section summarizes the findings.

Descriptors:

• *PUBLIC RELATIONS
• *MILITARY COMMANDERS
• *FRICTION
• *MASS MEDIA
• SCENARIOS
• WARFARE
• NEWSPAPERS
• MODELS
• MILITARY DOCTRINE
• TOOLS
• MEDIA
• CONFLICT

Subject Categories:

• Information Science
• Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics
• Non-Radio Communications

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE