Packaging Terrorism

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Packaging Terrorism investigates how American media haveidentified and covered international terrorism and violence sinceSeptember 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 willcontinue to influence coverage in the future * Suggests how terrorism could be better covered by the mediagoing forwards

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Susan Moeller

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Communication & Media Studies Journalismus Kommunikation u. Medienforschung Mass Communication & The Media Massenkommunikation, Massenmedien Medien Terrorismus

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"The book is engaging and should be of interest to academics andgeneral readers alike." (CHOICE, November 2009) "The book is well-written, very informative, and engaginglyconvincing. Moeller develops a compelling argument on howpoliticians and media corporations package terrorism to attainpolitical and economic ends. Moeller's book can resonate withvarious kinds of readers. In fact, many readers might find the bookto be one of the best analyses of the media's coverage ofterror." (International Journal of Communication,2009) "The best book--of the many I've read--on the'War on Terror'. Encompassing a huge volume of research, itincorporates internationally comparative perspectives, isinformative and engagingly written, and develops its arguments andevidence subtly over the long haul, so that readers tending towardsthe skeptical may end up being convinced of the concludingarguments." (M/C Reviews, July 2009)"Susan Moeller trains her scholarly eye on the role of themedia in our understanding of modern-day terrorism. She hasproduced a valuable, important, and timely study--essentialreading for all of us." -Marvin Kalb, Edward R. Murrow Professor Emeritus atHarvard University "A sober and timely analysis of the toxic mix of politics,terrorism, and the media since 9/11. Moeller lays bare the pricepaid by the West, but also points to a better wayforward." -Richard Sambrook, Director, BBC GlobalNews "Packaging Terrorism is an urgently needed meditation on howjournalism has too often failed to ask the hard questions about the'War on Terror' and become instead a weapon ofpropaganda. Susan Moeller's timely book is a must-read forall concerned journalists and citizens." -John Owen, Professor of International Journalism, CityUniversity, London "An outstanding in-depth analysis of one of the mostdifficult and controversial issues in modern journalism. Moellercritically dissects the roles of government and media, laying barethe spin, manipulation of language, and vested interests that alltoo often distort the true story and deceive thepublic." -Stephen Jukes, Dean of the Media School at BournemouthUniversity; former Global Head of News at Reuters "If you need a thoughtful, thorough, and challenging surveyof recent media treatment of terrorism, then this is it. SusanMoeller is a clever and realistic analyst of how journalism treatsthis vital subject. She has both an insider's understandingof the media and the intelligence and research to mount a criticalattack on those who misrepresent the true nature of politicalviolence." -Charlie Beckett, London School of Economics; Director,POLIS "Susan Moeller has exploded a bomb, splintering the'War on Terror.' This thoroughly researched bookprovides an X-ray image of the US and British media as they havegrappled with reporting the news of terrorism and war. It is astinging rebuke of this largely profit-driven profession and also aprimer for students of journalism on how to cover war and violenceto make us better informed citizens in a democracy." -Nayan Chanda, Yale Center for the Study ofGlobalization
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