Mass Mediated Terrorism

Author : Brigitte Nacos
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2007-03-29
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781461640035

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Mass-Mediated Terrorism by Brigitte Nacos Pdf

Mass-Mediated Terrorism, Second Edition, an in-depth look at terrorism, political violence, and mass media, shows how terrorists exploit global media networks and information highways to carry news of their violence along with "propaganda of the deed." To what extent is the media advancing or obstructing the propaganda and policy goals of terrorists and their targets? Has the Internet strengthened the hands of terrorists to organize, recruit, and spread propaganda? How have targets of terrorism used the media to manipulate public opinion and advance their own agendas? From U.S. cases to incidents abroad, this award-winning book explores the use of political violence for the sake of publicity, media coverage of counterterrorism policies and its affect on political decision making, and the impact of new media. This revised second edition, which includes a new chapter on public opinion, is updated with analysis of the Iraq war, increasing terrorist attacks abroad, and subsequent counterterrorism measures. It also contains new information on the Arab satellite network Al-Jazeera and the use of the Internet in terrorist efforts. Mass-Mediated Terrorism offers a blueprint both for effective public information and media relations during terrorism crises as well as for ethical news coverage of major terrorism incidents.

Author : Brigitte Nacos
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2016-02-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781442247628

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Mass-Mediated Terrorism by Brigitte Nacos Pdf

With all new and expanded chapters, the third edition provides an in-depth look at how terrorists exploit mass media to get attention, spread fear and anxiety among the targets of this sort of violence, and threaten further attacks. The traditional news media’s appetite for shocking, sensational, and tragic stories has always resulted in over-coverage of terrorist events and threats. But today, social media, such as Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube, allow terrorists to communicate directly with huge audiences around the globe spreading their propaganda, radicalizing and recruiting followers, and providing know-how to “lone wolves.” On the other hand, governments in democracies, too, utilize mass media to enlist public support for counterterrorist measures. This volume will help readers to understand the centrality of media considerations in both terrorism and counterterrorism.

Author : Gabriel Weimann,Conrad Winn
Publisher : Longman Publishing Group
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015026851843

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The Theater of Terror by Gabriel Weimann,Conrad Winn Pdf

Author : Brigitte Lebens Nacos
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0231100159

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Terrorism and the Media by Brigitte Lebens Nacos Pdf

Exploring the recent increase in anti-American terrorism, this updated study argues that terrorist groups are now exploiting the link between the media and public opinion polls (particularly regarding the popularity of American presidents) in order to publ

Author : Shahira S. Fahmy
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05-21
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780429780714

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Media, Terrorism and Society by Shahira S. Fahmy Pdf

This book provides new insights on contemporary terrorism and media research, opening the door for fresh perspectives and trends exploring theories and concepts in the field. Advances in technology have increased the threat of terrorism, as the Internet has helped terrorists to recruit new members, plan their attacks, and amplify their messages. As technology continues to evolve, it is not difficult to imagine how the advanced information and technology of the new millennium could cause more terrifying realities in the world today. During this period of profound technological change, we need to understand the relationships between media, society, and the new paradigm of terrorism. In our global society where the war on terrorism knows no borders, countries are increasingly recognizing the importance of improving terrorism coverage domestically and globally. This book is a valuable resource, offering key directions for assessing the ongoing revolutionary changes and trends in communicating terrorism in the digital age. This book was originally published as a special issue of Mass Communication and Society.

Author : Andrew Hoskins,Akil Awan,Ben O'Loughlin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2011-02-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781136816987

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Radicalisation and the Media by Andrew Hoskins,Akil Awan,Ben O'Loughlin Pdf

This book examines the circulation and effects of radical discourse by analysing the role of mass media coverage in promoting or hindering radicalisation and acts of political violence. There is a new environment of conflict in the post-9/11 age, in which there appears to be emerging threats to security and stability in the shape of individuals and groups holding or espousing radical views about religion, ideology, often represented in the media as oppositional to Western values. This book asks what, if anything is new about these radicalising discourses, how and why they relate to political acts of violence and terror, and what the role of the mass media is in promoting or hindering them. This includes exploring how the acts themselves and explanations for them on the web are picked up and represented in mainstream television news media or Big Media, through the journalistic and editorial uses of words, phrases, graphics, images, and videos. It analyses how interpretations of the term 'radicalisation' are shaped by news representations through investigating audience responses, understandings and misunderstandings. Transnational in scope, this book seeks to contribute to an understanding of the connectivity and relationships that make up the new media ecology, especially those that appear to transcend the local and the global, accelerate the dissemination of radicalising discourses, and amplify media/public fears of political violence. This book will be of interest to students of security studies, media studies, terrorism studies, political science and sociology.

Author : Des Freedman,Daya Kishan Thussu
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2011-12-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781446254110

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Media and Terrorism by Des Freedman,Daya Kishan Thussu Pdf

This is an excellent source which puts students in the heart of the contemporary discussion and encourages them to form opinions. It is a great resource for seminars as well as gateways to research. - Paul Matthews, University College Birmingham "An excellent text that covers not only how the media cover acts of terrorism but also how terror groups can manipulate the media." - David Lowe, Liverpool John Moores University Have the media contributed to exacerbating the political, cultural and religious divides within Western societies and the world at large? How can media be deployed to enrich, not inhibit, dialogue? To what extent has the media, in all its forms, questioned, celebrated or simply accepted the unleashing of a ′war on terror′? Media and Terrorism: Global Perspectives brings together leading scholars to explore how the world′s media have influenced, and in turn, been influenced by terrorism and the war on terror in the aftermath of 9/11. Accessible and user-friendly with lively and current case studies, it is an essential handbook on the dynamics of war and the media in a global context.

Author : Brigitte L Nacos
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2015-07-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317343646

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Terrorism and Counterterrorism by Brigitte L Nacos Pdf

Focusing on the phenomenon of terrorism in the post-9/11 era, Terrorism and Counterterrorism investigates this form of political violence in an international and American context and in light of new and historical trends.In this comprehensive and highly readable text, Brigitte Nacos, a renowned expert in the field, clearly defines terrorism's diverse causes, actors, and strategies, outlines anti- and counter-terrorist responses, and highlights terrorism's relationship with the media and the public. Terrorism and Counterterrorism introduces students to the field's main debates and helps them critically assess our understanding of and our strategies for this complex and enduring issue.

Author : Peter van der Veer,Shoma Munshi
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Mass media and war
ISBN : 9780415331401

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Media, War, and Terrorism by Peter van der Veer,Shoma Munshi Pdf

Media, War and Terrorism analyses, for the first time, responses to the events of 9/11 and it's repercussions from the point of view of Asian and Middle Eastern countries. Perhaps controversially, the contributors argue that while the US, and to an extent European, media seems largely unified in their coverage and silence in public debate of the events surrounding the attacks on the World Trade Centre, there exists open, critical debate in other parts of the world. By examining the use of media as an instrument of warfare and analyzing the construction of public opinion in mediated electronic warfare, this book clearly shows the difference in perspectives between public opinion in the US and the rest of the world. Moving away from popular assumptions that societies in the West are democratic and progressive and those in the Middle East and Asia are either authoritarian or under-developed, this examination of the media in those countries suggests the exact opposite. In combining an examination of the general, theoretical issues concerning the use of the media as an instrument of warfare with rich, geographically diverse case studies, the editors are able to provide a diverse and intriguing analysis of the impact and inter-connectedness of national and global medias. Bringing together contributions from academics, journalists and media practioners from all over the world, Media, War and Terrorism is an essential read for all of those seeking an informed, non-Western perspective on the events following 9/11.

Author : Nickie Michaud Wild
Publisher : Cognella Academic Publishing
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-16
Category : Mass media
ISBN : 1516521730

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9/11, the War on Terror, and the Sociology of Mass Media (First Edition) by Nickie Michaud Wild Pdf

9/11, the War on Terror, and the Sociology of Mass Media explores the cultural and political impact of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, with particular emphasis on the media's role in constructing meanings in the wake of the tragedy. The carefully selected readings within this anthology tell the story of how 9/11 was "created"--that is, how the story of the event was told, and how it was not told. In providing students with a comprehensive overview of the various narratives constructed in the aftermath of a defining moment in U.S. history, the book sheds light on how government and media can shape stories, and how those stories contribute to our social reality. The book begins with a selection of articles and chapters that offer students a thorough explanation of the attacks themselves, as well as the effects they had on politics and other official publics. The readings in Part 2 of the text explore society's reaction to 9/11 and the wars it produced, with emphasis on the response of popular culture. Part 3 provides an understanding of the social and historical reasons as to why the attacks happened, both from the perspective of U.S. foreign policy and the terrorists who enacted the attack. The anthology closes with a section that takes a look at the lasting effects of the attacks, exploring cultural impact and the changing landscape of terrorist threats. By encouraging students to rationally explore and ask questions about an event that many feel they've been unable to examine critically before, 9/11, the War on Terror, and the Sociology of Mass Media allows them to exercise their citizenship, nationally and globally. This anthology is well suited for intermediate courses in the sociology of mass media and mass communication, as well as courses in terrorism and cultural sociology.

Author : Brooke Barnett,Amy Reynolds
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Education
ISBN : 0820495166

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Terrorism and the Press by Brooke Barnett,Amy Reynolds Pdf

Many books have been written about the press and terrorism - particularly since September 11th - but this is the first press-focused exploration of their relationship. Drawing upon the history of terrorism, mass communication research, media theory, and journalism practice, this book examines how the press reports terrorism, and how that reporting varies depending on the medium and location. Examining the differences in reporting - globally and historically within different media and government systems - Terrorism and the Press provides insights for how, in the future, we can better navigate the relationship between the press, government, and audience when terrorists attack.

Author : Anandam P. Kavoori,Todd Fraley
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0742536319

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Media, Terrorism, and Theory by Anandam P. Kavoori,Todd Fraley Pdf

Over the past few years, media outlets have spotlighted coverage of terror attacks. Drawing on both popular and academic articles, [this book] analyzes the larger issues surrounding media's 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 is a valuable resource for scholars of international media and terrorism. -Back cover.

Author : C. Archetti
Publisher : Springer
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2015-12-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137291387

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Understanding Terrorism in the Age of Global Media by C. Archetti Pdf

We cannot truly understand - let alone counter - terrorism in the 21st century unless we also understand the processes of communication that underpin it. This book challenges what we know about terrorism, showing that current approaches are inadequate and outdated, and develops a new communication model to understand terrorism in the media age.

Author : H. Rane,J. Ewart,John Martinkus
Publisher : Springer
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2014-06-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137334831

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Media Framing of the Muslim World by H. Rane,J. Ewart,John Martinkus Pdf

Media Framing of the Muslim World examines and explains how news about Islam and the Muslim world is produced and consumed, and how it impacts on relations between Islam and the West. The authors cover key issues in this relationship including the reporting on war and conflict, terrorism, asylum seekers and the Arab Spring.

Author : Stephen Hess,Marvin Kalb
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2003-07-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 081579603X

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The Media and the War on Terrorism by Stephen Hess,Marvin Kalb Pdf

These candid conversations capture the difficulties of reporting during crisis and war, particularly the tension between government and the press. The participants include distinguished journalists—American and foreign, print and broadcast—and prominent public officials, past and present. They illuminate the struggle to balance free speech and the right to know with the need to protect sensitive information in the national interest. As the Information Age collides with the War on Terrorism, that challenge becomes even more critical and daunting. "We are very careful in what we talk about publicly. We do not want to paint a picture for the bad guys. So we don't talk very much at all about what we're going to do going forward."—Victoria Clarke, Department of Defense "This was a war that was very different. It was conducted primarily by about 200 to 250 special forces soldiers on the ground. There were no reporters with those soldiers until after the fall of Kandahar, until the war was essentially over. There were no eyes and ears, and that's the way the Pentagon wants it."—John McWethy, ABC News "I covered Capitol Hill for a very long time and was always astounded by the nonpolitical motivation of a lot of people that are up there who really do want to make the world better, want to make the U.S. better. So don't come away believing that because there are political implications that there are always political motivations."—Candy Crowley, CNN "There is a feeling among the community, Muslim Americans, and also overseas that we might become the new enemy. But so far nobody knows whether it is just because of the war or if it's going to last."—Hafez Al-Mirazi, Al-Jazeera Cosponsored with the Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at the Kennedy School, Harvard University.