Selling Fear: Counterterrorism, the Media, and Public Opinion

(Part of the Chicago Studies in American Politics Series)

by Yaeli Bloch-Elkon, Robert Y. Shapiro, Brigitte L. Nacos

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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 of fear.

Drawing on in-depth analysis of counterterrorism in the years after 9/11--including the issuance of terror alerts and the...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0226567192

ISBN13:9780226567198

Release Date:June 2011

Publisher:University of Chicago Press

Length:264 Pages

Weight:0.80 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"

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21st Century Communication & Media Studies Education & Reference Executive Branch Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Specific Topics Terrorism

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