Transforming Media Coverage of Violent Conflicts The New Face of War
What links the interviews with Saddam Hussein and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on British and American TV, the chase of journalists following mega-terrorists, and the new status conferred on ordinary people at war? Transforming Media Coverage of Violent Conflicts
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Transforming Media Coverage of Violent Conflicts The New Face of War Zohar Kampf and Tamar Liebes Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Palgrave
macmillan
© Zohar Kampf and Tamar Liebes 2013 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2013 978-0-230-29870-5 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2013 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-33490-2 DOI 10.1057/9781137313218
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Contents
Acknowledgments
vi
Introduction: New Personae in Media Coverage of Violent Conflicts
1
Part I Giving Voice to New Actors 1 Performer Journalists: The Latest Phase in the Profession
25
2 Celeb Terrorists: The New Sought-After Sources
42
3 Giving Voice to Enemy Leaders: Negotiating Over the Heads of ‘Our’ Politicians
65
4 Foregrounding Ordinary People: Adopting the Logic of the Individual
92
Part II Downgrading Traditional Actors 5 Missing the Editor: The Decline of Professionalism
115
6 Politicians Looking for Shelter: Distrusting National Leaders
129
7 Generals under Fire: The Loss of Immunity of High-Ranking Officers
142
Conclusion: New Characters – New Challenges
155
Notes
166
References
172
Index
183
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Acknowledgments
This book is the culmination of a decade of joint work on the subject of media coverage of violent conflicts
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