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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458151703321

Autore

Cottle Simon

Titolo

Mediatized Conflict [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Maidenhead, : McGraw-Hill Education, 2007

ISBN

1-280-95109-5

0-335-22461-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (230 p.)

Collana

Issues in cultural and media studies Mediatized conflict

Disciplina

302.2309051

Soggetti

Demonstrations

Mass media

Social conflict in mass media

Terrorism in mass media

War in mass media

Social conflict in mass media - Political aspects

Mass media - Press coverage

Communication & Mass Media

Journalism & Communications

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Chapter 01; Chapter 02; Chapter 03; Chapter 04; Chapter 05; Chapter 06; Chapter 07; Chapter 08; Chapter 09; Chapter 10; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

We live in times that generate diverse conflicts; we also live in times when conflicts are increasingly played out and performed in the media. Mediatized Conflict explores the powered dynamics, contested representations and consequences of media conflict reporting. It examines how the media today do not simply report or represent diverse situations of conflict, but actively `enact¿ and `perform¿ them. This important book brings together the latest research findings and theoretical discussions to develop an encompassing, multidimensional and sophisticated understanding of the social complexitie