Media, Terrorism, and Theory A Reader

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 mass communication courses and will appeal to scholars of international media and terrorism.

Preface

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Part 1 Orientations

1 Televising the "War on Terrorism": The Myths of Morality

3

(16)

Daya Kishan Thussu

2 Mediatizing the Global War on Terror: Television's Public Eye

19

(30)

Simon Cottle

Discussion Questions for Part 1

49

(4)

Part 2 Genres and Contexts

3 Prime Time Terror: The Case of La Jetée and 12 Monkeys

53

(16)

Marion Herz

4 Mediated Terrorism in Comparative Perspective: Spanish Press Coverage of 9/11 vs. Coverage of Basque Terrorism

69

(22)

Teresa Sádaba and Teresa La Porte

5 National Politics of Belonging and Conflicting Masculinities: Race and the Representation of Recent Wars

91

(16)

Antje Schuhmann

6 Terrorism and the Exploitation of New Media

107

(14)

Bruce Klopknstein

Discussion Questions for Part 2

121

(4)

Part 3 Frames and Contexts

7 Critical Media Theory, Democratic Communication, and Global Conflict

125

(20)

Todd Fraley and Elli Lester Roushanzamir

8 Terrorism, Public Relations, and Propaganda

145

(16)

Nancy Snow

9 September 11, Social Theory, and Democratic Politics

161

(18)

Douglas Kellner

10 International Communication after Terrorism: Toward a Postcolonial Dialectic

179

(20)

Anandam P. Kavoori

Discussion Questions for Part 3

199

(2)

Index

201

(4)

About the Contributors

205

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