Transforming media coverage of violent conflicts : the new face of war / Zohar Kampf, Tamar Liebes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kampf, Zohar.

Contributor:

Liebes, Tamar.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Television broadcasting of news.

War--Press coverage.

War.

War in mass media.

Terrorism in mass media.

Mass media and war.

Mass media.

Terrorism.

Physical Description:

vii, 187 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

Summary:

"Transforming Media Coverage of Violent Conflicts offers a fresh view of contemporary violent conflicts, suggesting an explanation to the dramatic changes in the ways in which war and terror are covered by Western media. It argues that viewers around the globe follow violent events, literally and metaphorically, on "wide" and "flat" screens, in "high-definition". The "wide-screen" means that at present the screen is wide enough to include new actors - terrorists, 'enemy' leaders, ordinary people in a range of roles, and journalists in the field - who have gained status of the kind that in the past was exclusive to editors, army generals and governmental actors. The "high-definition" metaphor means that the eye of the camera closes in on both traditional and new actors, probing their emotions, experiences and beliefs in ways that were irrelevant in past conflicts. The "flat-screen" metaphor stands for the consequences of the two former phenomena, leading to a loss of the hierarchy of the meanings of war. Paradoxically, the better the quality of viewing, the less the understanding of what we see. Through these metaphors, Kampf and Liebes systematically analyse changes in the practices, technologies, infrastructures and external institutional relationships of journalism"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Introduction: New Personae in Media Coverage of Violent Conflicts

PART I: GIVING VOICE TO NEW ACTORS

1. Performer Journalists: The Latest Phase in the Profession

2. Celeb terrorists: The New Sought After Sources

3. Hosting Enemy Leaders: Negotiating Over the Heads of 'Our' Politicians

4. Foregrounding Ordinary People: Adopting the Logic of the Individual

PART II: DOWNGRADING TRADITIONAL ACTORS

5. Missing the Editor: The Decline of Professionalism

6. Politicians Looking for Shelter: Distrusting National Leaders

7. Generals Under Fire: The Loss of Immunity of High-ranking Officers

Conclusions: New Characters

New Challenges.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230298705

0230298702

OCLC:

827256631