Ms. Neuman discussed her book, [Lights, Camera, War: Is Media
Technology Driving International Politics?], published by St.
Martin’s Press. She concluded that new forms of media do not drive
diplomacy. She covers the history of new media technology such as
the telegraph, which always causes the diplomatic corps to fear
losing their best weapons of time and patience. President Carter is
cited as the first president to be affected by “live” satellite
television in the Iran hostage crisis. She also analyzed media
coverage of the Vietnam War and the Persian Gulf War.