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Media's war music carries a message.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

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| April 01, 2003 | Dobrin, Peter | COPYRIGHT 2003 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Peter Dobrin

Like quick-firing subliminal messengers, special music is telling TV viewers and radio listeners what to think and how to feel about the war on Iraq even before they hear the news.

Some news outfits, most notably NPR, are augmenting reporting with music that telegraphs the idea that something important is about to be said, without being especially militaristic, patriotic or mournful.

But others, such as CNN, CBS and Fox News, are producing a soundtrack to news that yells, "We're at war!"

CBS ordered up a package of music options from composer Peter Fish "to try to take into account as many situations as possible," said Eric Shapiro, director of the "CBS Evening News" and CBS ...

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