Security and Media
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Icons of War and Terror
Media Images in an Age of International Risk
Series: Media, War and Security
This book explores the ideas of key thinkers and media practitioners who have examined images and icons of war and terror. Icons of War and Terror explores theories of iconic images of war and terror, not as received pieties but as challenging uncertainties; in doing so, it engages with both...
Published June 18th 2012 by Routledge
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Memory, Conflict and New Media
Web Wars in Post-Socialist States
Series: Media, War and Security
This book examines the online memory wars in post-Soviet states – where political conflicts take the shape of heated debates about the recent past, and especially World War II and Soviet socialism. To this day, former socialist states face the challenge of constructing national identities,...
Published April 2nd 2013 by Routledge
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Military Media Management
Negotiating the 'Front' Line in Mediatized War
Series: Media, War and Security
This book examines the practices of actors involved in the media reportage of war, and the ways in which these practices may influence the conduct of modern military operations. War is a complex phenomenon which raises numerous questions about the organization of society that continue to challenge...
Published February 16th 2012 by Routledge
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Battlestar Galactica and International Relations
Series: Popular Culture and World Politics
Looking at a television franchise like Battlestar Galactica (BSG) is no longer news within the discipline of International Relations. A growing number of scholars in and out of IR are studying the importance of cultural artifacts – popular or otherwise – for the phenomena that make up the core of...
Published February 3rd 2013 by Routledge
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Journalism and Conflict in Indonesia
From Reporting Violence to Promoting Peace
Series: Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series
This book examines, through the case study of Indonesia over recent decades, how the reporting of violence can drive the escalation of violence, and how journalists can alter their reporting practices in order to have the opposite effect and promote peace. It discusses the nature of press freedom...
Published October 17th 2012 by Routledge
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Media Spaces and Global Security
Coverage After 9/11
In the post-9/11 era, media and security have become increasingly intertwined as techniques of filtering, sorting, surveillance and keywording become essential elements of national defense. In this book, Lisa Parks explores the complex relations between media and security, using the term "...
To Be Published November 30th 2013 by Routledge
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A Global Standard for Reporting Conflict
Series: Routledge Research in Journalism
A Global Standard for Reporting Conflict constructs an argument from first principles to identify what constitutes good journalism. It explores and synthesises key concepts from political and communication theory to delineate the role of journalism in public spheres. And it shows how these concepts...
To Be Published August 14th 2013 by Routledge
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Digital Media and Reporting Conflict
Blogging and the BBC’s Coverage of War and Terrorism
Series: Routledge Research in Journalism
This book explores the impact of new forms of online reporting on the BBC’s coverage of war and terrorism. Informed by the views of over 100 BBC staff at all levels of the corporation, Bennett captures journalists’ shifting attitudes towards blogs and internet sources used to cover wars and other...
Published April 15th 2013 by Routledge