Terrorism and the Press

Brooke Barnett is Associate Professor in the School of Communications at Elon University and Director of the Elon Program for Documentary Production. She has a PhD. in mass communication from Indiana University. She is co-editor of Multidisciplinary Approaches to Communication Law Research (2006) and author of Media Coverage of Crisis: The War on Terror and the Wars in Iraq (2005) as well as numerous journal articles and book chapters. Her professional background includes work as a news director, documentary producer, reporter, and producer in public television.Amy Reynolds is Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies in the School of Journalism at Indiana University. She has a PhD. in mass communication from the University of Texas at Austin. She is the author or editor of four books and numerous refereed journal articles and book chapters. Her professional background includes work as a reporter and editor at newspapers and as a reporter, producer, and news director at local television news stations.

• Contents: What Is Terrorism? – The News Media and Terrorism – The News Media and the Government – The Image – Television and Terrorism – Media Coverage of Terrorism at Home and Abroad – The Challenge of Patriotism: When Journalism Is Accused of Terrorism – Lessons Learned.

«Terrorism, and the coverage of it, has changed journalism. This is a status report on our craft – the good, the bad, and the ugly – and a rather unflinching look at our morphing craft and scary world.» (Brian Williams, Anchor and Managing Editor, ‘NBC Nightly News’)«‘Terrorism and the Press’ is a thoughtful analysis of the issues confronting journalists who report about terrorism. Can journalists be objective observers and patriotic citizens at the same time? Journalists, policymakers, scholars, and anyone who wants to understand the complicated relationship between the press and terrorism will find a most valuable guide in this insightful book.» (Newton N. Minow, Esq., Chair of the Federal Communications Commission under President John F. Kennedy; Walter Annenberg Professor Emeritus, Northwestern University)«Not only must the news media cover terrorist acts, they must also be alert to terrorists’ attempts to manipulate that coverage for their own purposes. Brooke Barnett and Amy Reynolds provide thoughtful analysis of this complex interaction. Their book will be of great value to those who study the news media and those who examine terrorism.» (Philip Seib, Professor of Journalism and Public Diplomacy, University of Southern California)