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The dangerous new frontlines of journalismWar Reporters UnderThreatThe United States and Media FreedomChris PatersonWar Reporters Under Threat describes the threat of violence facing warreporters from the United States government and some of its closestallies.Chris Paterson argues that what should have been the lesson forthe press following the invasion of Iraq – that they will be treatedinstrumentally by the US government – has been mostly ignored. Asa result, even nominally democratic states cannot be counted upon toprotect journalists in conflict, and urgent reform of legal protectionsfor journalists is required.War Reporters Under Threat combines critical scholarship withoriginal investigation to assess the impact of the US government'sobsession with information control and protection of its own troops.While the press-military relationship has been well researched, thisbook is the first to elaborate the US government threat to journalists.Chris Paterson teaches at the Institute of Communications Studies atthe University of Leeds, and is a former news photographer. He is the coeditorof Making Online News: Newsroom Ethnographies in the Second Decadeof Internet Journalism (2011) and Making Online News: The Ethnography ofNew Media Production (2008).June 2014216pp 215mm x 135mmPb 978-0-7453-3417-2 £15.99Hb 978-0-7453-3418-9 £50Epub 978-1-7837-1033-1 £15.99Kindle 978-1-7837-1034-8 £15.99NEXT READPower Beyond ScrutinyMedia, Justice and AccountabilityJustin SchlosbergPb 978-0-7453-3291-8 £16.99EPUB 978-1-8496-4871-4 £16.99Kindle 978-1-8496-4872-1 £16.99Brute RealityPower, Discourse and the Mediation of WarStuart PricePb 978-0-7453-2079-3 £17.99www.plutobooks.com PlutoPress 21