MASS MEDIA’S ROLE IN CONFLICTS: AN ANALYSIS OF THE WESTERN MEDIA’S COVERAGE OF TERRORISM SINCE SEPTEMBER 11

All around the world, various groups resort to acts of violence against civilians to foster fear and suspicion. Governments take advantage of the tragedy to convince citizens to generate public support for their purposes. As such, in the post - September world the media has become the biggest handic...

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Autor principal:	Fikret GÜVEN
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Lenguaje:	DE EN FR TR
Publicado:	Fırat University 2019
Materias:	islam muslims media orientalism terrorism fundamentalism Social Sciences H Social sciences (General) H1-99
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:d0d48d93f4ea461fb629a4a7137e69d22021-11-24T09:20:42ZMASS MEDIA’S ROLE IN CONFLICTS: AN ANALYSIS OF THE WESTERN MEDIA’S COVERAGE OF TERRORISM SINCE SEPTEMBER 112148-416310.9761/JASSS7488https://doaj.org/article/d0d48d93f4ea461fb629a4a7137e69d22019-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://jasstudies.com/index.jsp?mod=tammetin&makaleadi=913497513_15-Ars.%20Fikret%20Guven.pdf&key=28667https://doaj.org/toc/2148-4163All around the world, various groups resort to acts of violence against civilians to foster fear and suspicion. Governments take advantage of the tragedy to convince citizens to generate public support for their purposes. As such, in the post - September world the media has become the biggest handicap to achieve peace and dialogue because it vigorously fuels the conflict between the West and Islam. Since the media is at the heart of this issue, it is critical to reflect on how the media may be inadvertently contributing to perpetuation of conflicts. This study analyzes the Western media’s coverage of Terrorism since September 11 attacks. The news coverage of recent terrorist events reveals a double - standard and a thematic pattern of terrorism coverage. Media portrays Muslims as working together in organized terrorist cells against a ‘‘Christian West’’ while local terrorism is casted as a minor threat that occurs in isolated incidents by troubled individuals. Thus, understanding how terrorism is presented in media can help to realize how a pattern of media coverage develops, increasing fear and supporting the ‘‘clash of civilizations,’’ which ultimately affects international relations and public policy.Fikret GÜVENFırat UniversityarticleislammuslimsmediaorientalismterrorismfundamentalismSocial SciencesHSocial sciences (General)H1-99DEENFRTRJournal of Academic Social Science Studies , Vol 11, Iss 66, Pp 183-196 (2019)
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description	All around the world, various groups resort to acts of violence against civilians to foster fear and suspicion. Governments take advantage of the tragedy to convince citizens to generate public support for their purposes. As such, in the post - September world the media has become the biggest handicap to achieve peace and dialogue because it vigorously fuels the conflict between the West and Islam. Since the media is at the heart of this issue, it is critical to reflect on how the media may be inadvertently contributing to perpetuation of conflicts. This study analyzes the Western media’s coverage of Terrorism since September 11 attacks. The news coverage of recent terrorist events reveals a double - standard and a thematic pattern of terrorism coverage. Media portrays Muslims as working together in organized terrorist cells against a ‘‘Christian West’’ while local terrorism is casted as a minor threat that occurs in isolated incidents by troubled individuals. Thus, understanding how terrorism is presented in media can help to realize how a pattern of media coverage develops, increasing fear and supporting the ‘‘clash of civilizations,’’ which ultimately affects international relations and public policy.
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title	MASS MEDIA’S ROLE IN CONFLICTS: AN ANALYSIS OF THE WESTERN MEDIA’S COVERAGE OF TERRORISM SINCE SEPTEMBER 11
title_short	MASS MEDIA’S ROLE IN CONFLICTS: AN ANALYSIS OF THE WESTERN MEDIA’S COVERAGE OF TERRORISM SINCE SEPTEMBER 11
title_full	MASS MEDIA’S ROLE IN CONFLICTS: AN ANALYSIS OF THE WESTERN MEDIA’S COVERAGE OF TERRORISM SINCE SEPTEMBER 11
title_fullStr	MASS MEDIA’S ROLE IN CONFLICTS: AN ANALYSIS OF THE WESTERN MEDIA’S COVERAGE OF TERRORISM SINCE SEPTEMBER 11
title_full_unstemmed	MASS MEDIA’S ROLE IN CONFLICTS: AN ANALYSIS OF THE WESTERN MEDIA’S COVERAGE OF TERRORISM SINCE SEPTEMBER 11
title_sort	mass media’s role in conflicts: an analysis of the western media’s coverage of terrorism since september 11
publisher	Fırat University
publishDate	2019
url	https://doaj.org/article/d0d48d93f4ea461fb629a4a7137e69d2
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MASS MEDIA’S ROLE IN CONFLICTS: AN ANALYSIS OF THE WESTERN MEDIA’S COVERAGE OF TERRORISM SINCE SEPTEMBER 11

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