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.
Introduction: Dynamics of Media and Terrorism - Des Freedman and Daya Kishan Thussu
PART ONE: CONTEXTS
Terror, War and Disjunctures in the Global Order - Lena Jayyusi
Media, War and Information Technology - Christian Fuchs
Public Diplomacy Versus Terrorism - Philip Seib
Propaganda and Terrorism - David Miller and Rizwaan Sabir
PART TWO: GLOBAL REPRESENTATIONS OF TERRORISM
Terrorism and Global Popular Culture - Toby Miller
Hollywood, the CIA and the 'War on Terror' - Oliver Boyd-Barrett, David Herrera and Jim Baumann
Terror, Culture and Anti-Muslim Racism - Gholam Khiabany and Milly Williamson
Pictures and Public Relations in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Greg Philo
PART THREE: TERRORISM ON THE HOME FRONT
South Asia and the Frontline of the 'War on Terror' - Daya Kishan Thussu
Covering Terrorism in Russian Media - Elena Vartanova and Olga Smirnova
WikiLeaks and War Laws - Stig A. Nohrstedt and Rune Ottosen
Television and Immigration in France - Tristan Mattelart
The 'War on Terror' in Arab Media - Helga Tawil-Souri
PART FOUR: JOURNALISTS AND THE 'WAR ON TERROR'
Terrorism and News Narratives - Justin Lewis
Asylum Seekers as Political Spectacle - Jake Lynch, Annabel McGoldrick and Alex Russell
Media Myth and Ground Reality in Reporting from Iraq - Dahr Jamail
Challenging the Media War - Danny Schechter
