Media, terrorism, and theory: a reader

by Cottle, Simon Fraley, Todd Kavoori, Anandam P.

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Over the past few years, media outlets have spotlighted coverage of terror attacks. Drawing on both popular and academic articles, Media, Terrorism, and Theory analyzes the larger issues surrounding media's portrayal of terrorism. From such diverse fields as political science, media studies, architecture, and information science, each contributor brings a distinctive perspective. Answering a growing need to understand media discourse on terrorism, this volume complements readings in upper-level…

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Full title :Media, terrorism, and theory : a reader / edited by Anandam P. Kavoori and Todd Fraley ; contributors, Simon Cottle [and eleven others].

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Publication Date:©2006

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Rowman & Littlefield Publisher, Inc
Place of Publication:Lanham, Maryland
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2006

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Description based upon print version of record.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (221 p.).

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0742536300, 9780742536302, 1461640083, 9781461640080
oclc:on1303325773
LC Classification:PN4784.T45
Dewey Decimal:070.4/49303625

Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Preface; Part 1 Orientations; 1 Televising the ""War on Terrorism"": The Myths of Morality Daya Kishan Thussu; 2 Mediatizing the Global War on Terror:Television's Public Eye Simon Cottle; Discussion Questions for Part 1; Part 2 Genres and Contexts; 3 Prime Time Terror: The Case of La Jetee and 12 Monkeys Marion Herz; 4 Mediated Terrorism in Comparative Perspective: Spanish Press Coverage of 9/11 vs. Coverageof Basque Terrorism Teresa Sddaba and Teresa La Porte

5 National Politics of Belonging and Conflicting Masculinities: Race and the Representation of Recent Wars Antje Schuhmann6 Terrorism and the Exploitation of New Media Bruce Klopfenstein; Discussion Questions for Part 2; Part 3 Frames and Contexts; 7 Critical Media Theory, Democratic Communication, and Global Conflict Todd Fraley and Elli Lester Roushanzamir; 8 Terrorism, Public Relations, and Propaganda Nancy Snow; 9 September 11, Social Theory, and Democratic Politics Douglas Kellner; 10 International Communication after Terrorism: Towarda Postcolonial Dialectic Anandam P. Kavoori

Discussion Questions for Part 3Index; About the Contributors