Packaging terrorism

Packaging terrorism

Moeller, Susan

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INDICE: 1. What is Terrorism?. Introduction: A Very Simple Idea. Are You Ready. Words and Trojan Horses. Political Correctness: can I use the word "terrorist"?. Why Do News Standards Matter. What is Terrorism?. 2. How is Terrorism Covered?. The Politics of Coverage. Making Terrorism the "Big Story". Tragedy and Politics: What We Hear, Why We Hear It. The Voices of the Powerful. When Caring About Victims Sells News. Parsing the Difference Between Terrorism and War. Co-opting the News / Co-opting the Public. The Stories That Are Told. Why Some Media Do a Better Job. 3. What Are the Images of Terror?. The Politics ofImages. When Did Pictures Start to Matter?. "It's No Time to Be Squeamish": The "Jumpers" at the World Trade Center. The Public's "Picture of the Year": The Flag-Raising at Ground Zero. "Is American Blood More Precious Than Iraqi Blood?": Ali Abbas and Pfc. Jessica Lynch. Terrorists Want an Audience, Too: Daniel Pearl, Nicholas Berg and Beyond. "Cleaning Up" the Pictures: Madrid and Fallujah. Losing Control of the Image: Official photos, Snapshots and Cameraphones. What Do We Need to See? What Do We Need to Do?. 4. Conclusion: Packaging Terrorism. The End.

  • ISBN: 978-1-4051-7366-7
  • Editorial: Blackwell
  • Encuadernacion: Cartoné
  • Páginas: 248
  • Fecha Publicación: 28/11/2008
  • Nº Volúmenes: 1
  • Idioma: Inglés