Constructing America's War Culture

In 1927, political scientist Harold Lasswell wrote about the strategies employed by the American government to sell the benefits of participating in World War I to a reluctant public. In Propaganda Techniques in World War I, Lasswell discussed the "manipulative symbols to manipulate opinions and attitudes." Ever since then, all wars have involved specialists who attempt to control the way the media report about war and the way media contribute to shaping public opinion.Conroy, Thomas is the author of 'Constructing America's War Culture', published 2007 under ISBN 9780739119631 and ISBN 073911963X.