Civil Society and Media in Global Crises: Representing Distant Violence

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Pinter, 1996 - Broadcast journalism - 212 pages
A cross-disciplinary account of how people in Western societies respond to the distant violence of the new world disorder, and the role of media coverage of war in forming people's responses. The author stresses the critical role of the media, in particular the roles of television and newspapers.

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CHAPTER TWO Violence Genocide and the Iraqi Case
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CHAPTER THREE Traditional Representative Institutions
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CHAPTER FOUR A Functional Institution and Representation
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