Media, Terrorism, and Theory
A Reader
Contributions by Simon Cottle, Marion Herz, Douglas Kellner, Bruce Klopfenstein, Teresa La Porte, Elli Lester Roushanzamir, Teresa Sádaba, Antje Schuhmann, Nancy Snow, Daya Kishan Thussu Edited by Anandam P. Kavoori, Todd Fraley
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Publication date:
20 January 2006Length of book:
220 pagesPublisher
Rowman & Littlefield PublishersISBN-13: 9781461640080
Over the past few years, coverage of terror attacks has featured prominently in numerous media outlets. Drawing on both popular and academic articles, the essays in Media, Terrorism, and Theory: A Reader analyze the larger issues surrounding media's portrayal of terrorism, including terrorism as a media event, war and media, nationalism and media, public responsibility, and journalistic accountability. Renowned contributors from around the world explore these issues as they relate to a global community. From such diverse fields as cultural studies, political science, media studies, architecture, and information science, each brings a distinctive perspective. Answering a growing need to understand media discourse on terrorism, Media, Terrorism, and Theory complements readings in upper-level mass communication courses and will appeal to students and scholars of international media and terrorism.
...an excellent book....A number of features of the volume stand out....I recomment this book to students, teachers and members of the public interested in engaging with critical issues of media, its treatment of 'terrorism' in the 'war on terror,' and the potentialities of democratic politics in a media age.