Media in a terrorized world : reflections in the wake of 9-11 / edited by S. Venkatraman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Venkatraman, S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism and mass media.

Physical Description:

viii, 126 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Eastern Universities Press ; Cardiff : Drake, 2003.

Summary:

Taken from a conference sponsored by the Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (Singapore), a non-profit NGO, six papers discuss issues of the media's role in times of conflict and terrorism. Issues discussed include the technological dimensions of communicating the events of September 11th, the propaganda function of the media in moments of crisis, and the general contours of the place of terrorism in mass communication theory. Eastern Universities Press is an imprint of Times Media Private Ltd., distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Introduction: Media, Terrorism and the Culture of Peace 1

Chapter 1 Converging and Hybrid Communications Systems and September 11: A Case Study / Michael Galvin 14

Chapter 2 Media Terrorism or Culture of Peace: Reporting September 11 / Beate Josephi 34

Chapter 3 Media's Responsibility in Reporting Terrorism / Anju Grover Chaudhary 54

Chapter 4 The Day After: Front Page Coverage of the 911 Attacks on the US / Charles Elliot 71

Chapter 5 Media Proliferation in Asia: Its Impact on Understanding Ethnic Conflict / Arun Mahizhnan 95

Chapter 6 Terrorism and the Media: Is Self-regulation the Answer? / Venkat Iyer 106.

ISBN:

9812102345

OCLC:

53392628