YouTube War

by Cori E. Dauber

YOUTUBE WAR: FIGHTING IN A WORLD
OF CAMERAS IN EVERY CELL PHONE
AND PHOTOSHOP ON EVERY
COMPUTER

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Cori E. Dauber

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STUDIES
INSTITUTE

 

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YOUTUBE WAR:
FIGHTING IN A WORLD OF CAMERAS IN
EVERY CELL PHONE
AND PHOTOSHOP ON EVERY COMPUTER

 

Cori E. Dauber

 

November 2009

 

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ISBN 1-58487-413-9

Chapters (not listed in original)

• Foreward
• About the Author
• Summary
• YouTube War:

• Introduction
• The New Information Environment
• Terrorist Home Videos: The Power of the Image
• Iraqi Innovation: Individual Video Segments
• The Uncovered Body: What Makes Insurgent Videos "Propaganda"
• Other Videos, Other Image - Difference Choices
• Conclusions and Recommendations
• Endnotes

U.S. ARMY WAR COLLEGE

 

Major General Robert M. Williams
Commandant

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STRATEGIC STUDIES INSTITUTE

Director
Professor Douglas C. Lovelace, Jr.

Director of Research
Dr. Antulio J. Echevarria II

Author
Dr. Cori E. Dauber

Director of Publications
Dr. James G. Pierce

Publications Assistant
Ms. Rita A. Rummel

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Composition
Mrs. Jennifer E. Nevil

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