B. Bahador 
The CNN Effect in Action 
How the News Media Pushed the West toward War in Kosovo

This project advances the existing theoretical work on the CNN effect, a claim that innovations in the speed and quality of technology create conditions in which the media acts as an independent factor with significant influence. It provides a novel interpretation of the factors that drove Western policy towards military intervention in this area.

Table of Content

The CNN Effect Demonstrating the CNN Effect The CNN Effect and War The Kosovo Crisis The Media during the Kosovo Crisis The Government during the Kosovo Crisis – the Macro Review The Government During the Kosovo Crisis – the Micro Review Conclusion

About the author

BABAK BAHADOR is a Lecturer in the School of Politics and Communications at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand.