History A-Level
Media and briefings
What Media and briefings means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Media and briefings
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Official briefings and media coverage, including yellow journalism in the Spanish-American War and pooled reporting in the First Gulf War.
Topics that use Media and briefings
- Paper 3, Option 37.1: The changing nature of warfare, 1859–1991: perception and reality - 2 Attempts to influence the public response to war (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Anti-German propaganda
- Conscription and dissent
- Government-media relations
- Propaganda and censorship
- Public opinion and dissent
- Speeches and leadership
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