Counterfeit Coverage Movie Review 1992

Media coverage of the Gulf War is given further scrutiny in this documentary covering the American public relations firm of Hill and Knowlton. The firm was hired by a group of Kuwaiti citizens to develop a campaign to promote U.S. intervention in the Gulf on behalf of Kuwait. Interviews executives at Hill and Knowlton as well as journalists and samples of news broadcasts.

Distribution

The Cinema Guild, 130 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016-7038, Phone: (212)685-6242, Toll-free: 800-723-5522, Fax: (212)685-4717, Email: info@cinemaguild.com, URL: http://www.cinemaguild.com, Remarks: Some programs available in PAL & SECAM.

Available on VHS
Running time 28 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Documentary Films, Persian Gulf War, Mass Media, Journalism

Director

David Shulman