%0 Journal Article %T National defense ¨C an area of interest for Romanian media %A Eugen Lungu %J Sfera Politicii %D 2012 %I Funda?ia Societatea Civil? %X After the Romanian Revolution of 1989, the interest of mass-media the national defense increased significantly. In order to understand the way the issues of national defense ware reflected in mass-media, we intend to analyze three aspects: the role of the media in the integration of Romania in NATO; the media and the Romanian military participation in the missions beyond the national borders; the press campaigns controlˇ± considered vulnerableˇ± to the national defense of Romania by the 2010 National Defense Strategy. We believe that the Romanian media can have an important role in raising the policy makers awareness with a view to improve the public policies for defense. %K national defense %K media %K National Defense Strategy %K NATO %K Romanian integration %K press campaigns control %K freedom of the press %U http://www.sferapoliticii.ro/sfera/171/art11-Lungu.php