Counterterrorism, the Media, and Public Opinion
by
Brigitte L. Nacos, Yaeli Bloch-Elkon, Robert Y. Shapiro
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2011
While we’ve long known that the strategies of terrorism rely heavily on media coverage of attacks, Selling Fear is the first detailed look at the role played by media in counterterrorism—and the ways that, in the wake of 9/11, the Bush administration manipulated coverage to maintain a climate...