Conflict, trauma and the media : a collection of essays / edited by Guy Hodgson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hodgson, Guy, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War correspondents.

War in mass media.

Mass media and war.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (176 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2017.

Summary:

Conflict in all its guises is usually at the centre of news and whenever wars, natural disasters or divisions erupt, the media are there to report, record and commemorate. This collection of essays explores the complicated relationship between the messengers bringing news of catastrophic upheaval and the recipients of that message. It concentrates on the journalists, photographers and film-makers, reflecting not only the motivations behind their work, but also the psychological consequences of witnessing extreme suffering. The audience interpret the news according to their circumstance, be it with anger sympathy or with compassion-fatigued indifference. The book explores that reaction, which is always more nuanced than anticipated. Finally, the modern communication circle is completed by exploring the potential of the media to diminish conflict. This is demonstrated by the media bringing together communities that are either geographically or historically divided.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Chapter One

Encoding

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Decoding

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Contributors.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBC, viewed December 5, 2017).

ISBN:

1-5275-0431-X

OCLC:

1013764421