Analyzes the news story of the intifada, the uprising of Palestinians on the West Bank and in East Jerusalem in December 1987 and how the American media function in crisis situations far from home.

Includes index.

Trapped in a story line -- Caught in a cage of their own design -- Blundering into success -- A zoom lens in a maze made of mirrors -- Technical tic-tac-toe -- The medium is a marketplace -- Visions of reality -- Whence words? -- Journalists as participants -- The Intifada and practical issues in modern foreign reporting -- And who will watch the watchdogs themselves?