Louise Richardson talks about terrorism. See link on the right for chapters etc.
Interesting documentary directed by the Norwegian Line Halvorsen. It describes the political imprisonment of US professor Sami Al-Arian and the social construction of the evil Arab in the United States. The documentary shows the impact this has on the daily life of the Al-Arian family.
The documentary has received an Audience Award (Tromsø International Film Festival [...]
Kellner, D. (2004). 9/11, spectacles of terror, and media manipulation: A critique of Jihadist and Bush media politics. Critical Discourse Studies, 1(1), 41-64.
Kellner’s study criticises the use of media during warfare. Not only will US media be reviewed, also Islamic media tends towards propaganda. Kellner critically reviews the media spectacles. Information about the Bush media [...]
Edy, J.A. & Meirick, P.C. (2007). Wanted, dead or alive: Media frames, frame adoption, and support for the war in Afghanistan. Journal of Communication, 57, 119-141.
After the attack on the Twin Towers, Bush immediately responded using mass media. Edy and Kumar are evaluating the frames that were set and investigate the effect it had on [...]
Article: Dente Ross, S. & Bantimaroudis, P. (2006). Frame shifts and catastrophic events: the attacks of September 11, 2001, and New York Times’s portrayals of Arafat and Sharon. Mass Communication & Society, 9(1), pp. 85-101.
In this research media coverage is being scrutinized and the influence of specific events on that coverage. In special, this article [...]