Media Strategy and Military Operations in the 21st Century by... - 9780367596354

Media Strategy and Military Operations in the 21st CenturyMediatizing the Israel Defence Forces\nAuthor(s): Michal Shavit\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367596354, 978-0367596354\nSynopsis\nThis book applies the concept of mediatization to the contemporary dynamic between war, media and society, with a focus on the Israel Defence Forces (IDF). \n\nSince the beginning of the 21st century the IDF has undergone an intensive process of mediatization that has transformed the media into an interpretative grid for many of its military activities and increasingly utilized media to garner public support and construct civilian perceptions of conflict and security through media activity and strategy. This process can be divided into four distinct chronological phases in accordance with the operational challenges confronted by the IDF during this period, from the Al-Aqsa Intifada of 2000, through Israeli unilateral diseng.