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What is the role and relationship of mass media and politics to war? 5 Replies
As a starting point to the group in the way of discussion, I would liketo discuss the following question: why are mass media and politics suchan influential and important part of modern conflict?…Continue
Started by Greg Simons. Last reply by Mary Nyakoa Khasakhala Dec 11, 2012.
African conflicts and coverage by western media 1 Reply
Hi everybody, I also would like to contribute to the discussion by sharing our last article on media coverage of African conflicts. In this case, it is Darfur (Sudan) crisis represented by Spanish…Continue
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Started by José Carlos Sendín. Last reply by Kevin Armstrong Mar 9, 2012.
Sharing Research 1 Reply
Hi All,I would like to begin a new discussion that will encourage group members here to discuss and share their research on the theme of mass media, politics and conflict. Please feel free to add…Continue
Started by Greg Simons. Last reply by Greg Simons Dec 7, 2010.
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Comment by Christian Fuchs on February 26, 2013 at 22:32 -
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Comment by Greg Simons on January 23, 2012 at 17:41 -
Call for Papers
9th Convention of the
Central and East European International Studies Association (CEEISA)
Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
20-22 September 2012
call for papers AND PANEL PROPOSALS
“Boundaries in/of international relations”
Communication Management Section
Please see the two attached documents for details of the two panels of the Communication Management section of the conference.
CEEISA%20anel%20proposal%20Blurry%20boundaries%20between%20war%20an...
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Comment by Christian Fuchs on November 15, 2011 at 18:44
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Conference Critique, Democracy, and Philosophy in 21st Century Information Society. Towards Critical Theories of Social Media. The Fourth ICTs and Society-Conference. Uppsala University. May 2nd-4th, 2012. A unique event for networking, critical engagement, and featuring leading critical scholars. http://www.icts-and-society.net/events/uppsala2012/
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Comment by Alan Taylor on October 12, 2011 at 15:15 -
Yes. Um. US Wars since Nixon have been waged BECAUSE media has been made to be complicit. With the rigorous news pool in place (Rumsfeld) Bush could go ahead with Gulf 'War' 2 and know public 'opinion' was secure. Fox News helped a lot. For more, and free book chapters see http://wethemedia.edublogs.org It traces representatino of terrorism in news broadcasting and as represented in Hollywood cinema since 1976 (Network, Lumet).
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Comment by Pamela J Shoemaker on September 27, 2011 at 14:40 -
in one way, it's very simple: the role of the mass media is to cover events that happen in the world. war is an event. unfortunately, modern wars have been long and drawn out, which makes them too boring for good news coverage.
in the much larger sense, the media function as a communication device that helps the actors involved in and surrounding war know what the others are doing and helps them strategize.
it's a big question, and there are many more answers.
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Comment by Alan Taylor on January 4, 2011 at 16:33
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Members might be interested in http://wethemedia.edublogs.org
An extended analylsis of the synergies between mainstream film and news broadcasting corporations....
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Comment by Greg Simons on November 5, 2010 at 11:51
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As a starting point to the group in the way of discussion, I would like to discuss the following question: why are mass media and politics such an influential and important part of modern conflict?
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