The Spanish American War /
"As a war, it was small, nasty and suspicious. As news, it was godsend ... revealing look at the power of the press and its often problematic influence in the real world, where reporters can be as effective in spurring events as presenting them." Program looks at the [1898] war as it was &...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
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New York : New York :
A & E Home Video ; New Video Group [distributor],
©1998.
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| Series: | American history in video.
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | "As a war, it was small, nasty and suspicious. As news, it was godsend ... revealing look at the power of the press and its often problematic influence in the real world, where reporters can be as effective in spurring events as presenting them." Program looks at the [1898] war as it was "presented to people at that time through the accounts of newspapers nationwide ... [as the] forces, personalities and events of the war that secured America a place on the world stage are relived."--Taken from the program's website. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 electronic resource (95 min.)). |
| Playing Time: | 01:35:00 |