Selling War: The Role of the Mass Media in Hostile Conflicts from World War I to the "War on Terror" - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1841506109 ISBN 13 : 9781841506104

Editeur : Intellect Books, 2013

Synopsis

This book is the first collection of essays to explore the changing relationships between war, media and the public from a multidisciplinary perspective and over an extended historical period. It is also the first textbook for students in this field, discussing a wide range of theoretical concepts and methodological tools for analyzing the nature of these relationships. The book starts with a thorough overview by Philip Seib of war, the media and the public sphere. His chapter explores how the perception of war in the public sphere is influenced by the media and, more precisely, how the news media define and perform their social function in relation to war. It points to the fact that it is not only the way in which journalists deliver news about war to the public that affects how people think about war. Information and its impact on the public are also influenced, to a varying extent, by the medium that conveys the message. The impact of newspaper articles differs from that of a live television report from the battlefield, which in turn differs from an amateur’s YouTube video, not just in terms of production but also in terms of access and consumption. Obviously, changes in the media environment and its technologies affect the nature of news journalism, the role of professional communication and the way media messages are perceived by the public.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Dr Josef Seethaler is deputy director of the Institute for Comparative Media and Communication Studies (CMC), which is hosted by the Austrian Academy of Sciences and the University of Klagenfurt. He also works as a lecturer at the universities of Vienna and Klagenfurt, and participates in several international projects, e.g., ‘Worlds of Journalism’ and ‘Media Pluralism Monitor’ (on behalf of the European Commission). He is member of several scientific advisory boards and works as a reviewer for highly ranked journals and various scientific associations. He has mainly published on political communication, political journalism and the development of media systems.

Contact: Institute for Comparative Media and Communication Studies (CMC), Austrian Academy of Sciences, University of Klagenfurt, 1010 Wien, Bäckerstraße 13, 1. Stock, Vienna, Austria.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Intellect Books
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1841506109
• ISBN 13: 9781841506104
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 367
• Éditeur: Seethaler Josef
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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