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Packaging Terrorism: Co-opting the News for Politics and Profit
Susan Moeller
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Description for Packaging Terrorism: Co-opting the News for Politics and Profit
Hardback. "Packaging Terrorism is the account of a very simple idea. The idea is this: that it's not the acts of terrorism that most matter in the post 9/11 world, it's what we are told to think about the acts of terrorism. Politicians tell us what to think. The media tell us what to think. Even terrorists tell us what to think. Series: Communication in the Public Interest. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; KNTJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 510.
Packaging Terrorism investigates how American media have identified and covered international terrorism and violence since September 11, 2001.
Packaging Terrorism investigates how American media have identified and covered international terrorism and violence since September 11, 2001.
- Compares US coverage with that of British and Arab media
- Discusses the priorities, assumptions, political debates, deadline pressures and bottom-line considerations that will continue to influence coverage in the future
- Suggests how terrorism could be better covered by the media going forwards
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
Series
Communication in the Public Interest
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405173667
SKU
V9781405173667
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99-50
About Susan Moeller
Susan Moeller is the Director of the International Center for Media and the Public Agenda (ICMPA) at the University of Maryland, College Park.
Reviews for Packaging Terrorism: Co-opting the News for Politics and Profit
"The book is engaging and should be of interest to academics and general readers alike." (CHOICE, November 2009) “The book is well-written, very informative, and engagingly convincing. Moeller develops a compelling argument on how politicians and media corporations package terrorism to attain political and economic ends. Moeller’s book can resonate with various kinds of readers. In ... Read more