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Framing Terrorism The News Media, the Government and the Public

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ISBN-10: 0415947197

ISBN-13: 9780415947190

Edition: 2004

Authors: Pippa Norris, Montague Kern, Marion Just

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Terrorism now dominates the headlines across the world-from New York to Kabul.Framing Terrorismargues that the headlines matter as much as the act, in political terms. Widely publicized terrorist incidents leave an imprint upon public opinion, muzzle the "watchdog" role of journalists and promote a general one-of-us consensus supporting security forces. Contributors to the volume begin by focusing on how governments, security forces and terrorist groups seek to manipulate the news, including the legal and normative issues of formal and informal government censorship and curbs on freedom of the press. They then focus upon how journalists construct the news and how the public responds to news…    
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Book details

List price: $61.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 8/22/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 338
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.06" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English

Preface
Introduction
Framing Terrorism
Generating Terrorism Frames
Terrorism, Censorship and the 1st Amendment: In Search of Policy Guidelines
Clausewitz in the Age of CNN: Rethinking the Military-Media Relationship
Framing the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
Paramilitaries and the Press in Northern Ireland
Comparing Terrorism Frames
Framing the US Embassy Bombings and September 11 Attacks in African and US Newspapers
CNN and al Jazeera's Media Coverage of America's War in Afghanistan
Framing Muslim-Americans Before and After 9/11
Framing World Opinion in the Elite Press
The Public's Response
Explaining 9/11
Public Opinion Among Muslims and the West
Rallies All Around: The Dynamics of System Support
Fear and Terrorism: Psychological Reactions to 9/11
Conclusion
The Lessons of Framing Terrorism
Select Bibliography
List of Tables and Figures
List of Contributors
Index