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The
Mary Junck Research Colloquium Series Spring 2008 |
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School of Journalism
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Dr. Cori E. Dauber |
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Associate
Professor |
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Mar. 27 |
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Terrorism as Media Event:
Terrorist and Insurgent Strategies for Manipulating the Western Press |
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The current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the
conflict against Islamist terrorism globally, are unique for two reasons.
First, these are wars against enemies whose primary tactic – terrorism – is
dependent upon an audience to succeed. Terrorism is distinct from every other
type of violence in that the real targets are not those people being hurt and
killed at the scene, but those watching at home. The goal is to kill people –
but it’s also to be sure that they’re killed on camera. Today’s wars are also
unique because they’re fought in an information environment radically different
from any that has come before. More than the Internet, this is a function of
a cluster of new information and communication technologies that became relatively
mature at relatively the same time, and have been used together to powerful
synergistic effects by media-savvy terrorists and insurgents. This colloquium
will report on a major research project examining the implications of these
two factors, how they have changed the nature of today’s wars, how terrorists
and insurgents have taken advantage of today’s media environment, the way
they attempt to manipulate press coverage of their activities – and what that
might mean for the nature of responsible journalism in today’s environment. |
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If you would like additional details/information Sriram "Sri" Kalyanaraman |
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