Cottle, Simon, 1956-

Mediatized conflict : developments in media and conflict studies / Simon Cottle. - Maidenhead, Berkshire, England : Open University Press, 2006. - x, 217 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - Issues in cultural and media studies .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-210) and index.

1. Mediatized conflict in the world today - 2. Getting a fix on mediatized conflict: paradigms and perspectives - 3. Reporting demostrations and protest : public sphere(s), public screens - 4. From moral panics to mediatized public crises: moving stories of 'race' and racism - 5. War journalism: disembodied and embedded - 6. Peace journalism and other alternatives: on hopes and prayers - 7. Media, 'risk society' and the environment: a different story? - 8. From 'terrorism' to the 'global war on terror': the media politics of outrage - 9. Identity politics and cultural difference: on mediatized recognition - 10. Mediatized conflict: conclusions - References - Index.

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Social conflict in mass media.
Mass media--Political aspects.
War in mass media.
Terrorism in mass media.
Demonstrations--Press coverage.

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