If it was not for terrorism
Subtitle: crisis, compromise and elite discourse in the age of "war on terror"
By: edited by Banu Baybars-Hawks and Lemi Baruh
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Pub.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Newcastle upon Tyne
Language: eng
Number of pages: 215
ISBN-13: 9781443831628
Subjects: Terrorism and mass media; Terrorism in mass media
Description: "If It Was Not for Terrorism: Crisis, Compromise and Elite Discourse in the Age of War on Terror aims to investigate questions regarding the hegemonic power that is exercised by elites (and mass media) through the discourse of 'War on Terror.' The chapters in the volume provide case studies from a wide variety of geographies to debate questions regarding the construction of the meaning of 'terrorism', communication of collective identities and otherness, and media frames regarding the 'War on Terror', civil liberties, and government restrictions. In bringing this collection together, it was our intention to provide a venue for discussion of expressions and diverse concerns around the themes of media and terrorism from international and interdisciplinary perspectives. The edited volume is divided into two parts. The first part of the volume focuses on elite discourse about the definition of 'terrorism' and discursive strategies involved in construction of 'us' vs. 'others.' The second part of the volume investigates issues related to media framing of the compromises that are deemed necessary for success in the 'War on Terror'. At the same time, several chapters of this part also identify opportunities for resistance to hegemonic discourse"--Provided by publisher.
Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction: Taking sides in a perpetual "War on terror" / Banu Baybars-Hawks and Lemi Baruh; title: I. War on terror, elite rhetoric, and collective identity. 2. Defining "Terrorism": The 1972 general assembly debates on "International Terrorism" and their coverage by the New York Times / Rėmi Brulin; title: 3. Politics of identity in reactionary Post 9/11 documentary / Yiannis Mylonas; title: 4. The myth of the "Bliz Spirit" in British Newspaper responses to the July 7th bombings / Darren Kelsey; title: 5. The media war in Northern Ireland: A comparative case study of the PIRA and the UDA / Mark Hayes and Paul Norris; title: 6. A framing analysis: How three prominent Turkish newspapers addressed terrorism / Bilge Narin; title: 7. Framing the war in Afghanistan: A German perspective / Gabriele M. Murry; title: II. Media frames, compromises, and resistance. 8. Influences of news media framing on public acceptance of civil liberty and press freedom restriction in Japan / Catherine A. Luther; title: 9. A day of "Monumental Chaos"; title: for trade?: Canada, the United States and the disparate meanings of 9/11 / Robert Teigrob; title: 10. Media's response to terrorism and its effects on the coverage of social movements: An analysis of media frames employed in anti-globalization movement coverage / Gonca Noyan; title: 11. Surveillance as news: Mainstream newspapers' coverage of privacy and surveillance in the Post 9/11 age of "War on Terror" / Lemi Baruh; title: 12. Responding to terrorism in the era of the governance state / Jim Jose; title: 13. Media's war on terror / Susan Dente Ross; title: 14. Cyberterror a la turca / Murat Akserr and Banu Baybars-Hawks.