Media, Terrorism, and Theory : A Reader

Preface vii Part 1 Orientations 1 Televising the "War on Terrorism": The Myths of Morality 3(16) Daya Kishan Thussu 2 Mediatizing the Global War on Terror: Television's Public Eye 19(30) Simon Cottle Discussion Questions for Part 1 49(4) Part 2 Genres and Contexts 3 Prime Time Terror: The Case of La Jetée and 12 Monkeys 53(16) Marion Herz 4 Mediated Terrorism in Comparative Perspective: Spanish Press Coverage of 9/11 vs. Coverage of Basque Terrorism 69(22) Teresa Sádaba and Teresa La Porte 5 National Politics of Belonging and Conflicting Masculinities: Race and the Representation of Recent Wars 91(16) Antje Schuhmann 6 Terrorism and the Exploitation of New Media 107(14) Bruce Klopknstein Discussion Questions for Part 2 121(4) Part 3 Frames and Contexts 7 Critical Media Theory, Democratic Communication, and Global Conflict 125(20) Todd Fraley and Elli Lester Roushanzamir 8 Terrorism, Public Relations, and Propaganda 145(16) Nancy Snow 9 September 11, Social Theory, and Democratic Politics 161(18) Douglas Kellner 10 International Communication after Terrorism: Toward a Postcolonial Dialectic 179(20) Anandam P. Kavoori Discussion Questions for Part 3 199(2) Index 201(4) About the Contributors 205