The Authors: Justin Lewis is Professor of Communication at the School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies at Cardiff University. He has written numerous books on media and politics. Rod Brookes is Lecturer in Media and Cultural Studies at the School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies at Cardiff University. His current research focuses on media and international conflict, and he has contributed to a number of recent articles, chapters, and reports on covering the 2003 war in Iraq. Nick Mosdell is Lecturer and Research Associate at the School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies at Cardiff University. He has conducted and published work involving production and audience studies for the Broadcasting Standards Commission, LWT and the BBC. Terry Threadgold is Professor of Communication and Cultural Studies and Head at the School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies at Cardiff University. Her book Feminist Poetics: Poeisis, Performance, Histories (1997) is a key text in the field of feminist cultural studies and critical discourse analysis.