Propagating Terror

9/11 And the Mediation of War

Bibliographic Data

ID5904658
AuthorsJeff Lewis (0000-0002-5806-415X, corresponding author)
Year2002
Volume104
Issue1
Pages80-91
Publication date2002-08-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMedia International Australia (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1329-878X • E-ISSN: 2200-467X
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1329878x0210400110
OpenAlexW2302196272
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited7

Academic and public analysis of the media's performance during the 9/11 and Afghanistan wars are critically influenced by the specific ideological perspective of the analyst. Those commentators who support the reprisal attacks against bin Laden, Al Qaeda and the Taliban tend to commend the media, identifying a substantial confluence between state interests, public opinion and media reporting. Alternatively, commentators such as Noam Chomsky who are highly critical of American foreign policy, especially in the Middle East, see the media as representing a pernicious conduit which allows state and military hegemonies to oppress and manipulate public opinion. The role of the media in reporting war and terrorism needs to be considered in terms of processes of cultural construction and representation. As we approach the anniversary of 9/11 and the 'war on terror', we need to understand that government foreign policy, public opinion and military action are all shaped through specific kinds of mediated discourse. Our role as media analysts is to expose these discourses in terms of those complex historical and cultural conditions which have served to generate a violence of this proportion

Censorship · Foreign policy · Ideology · Mass media · Media studies · Mediation · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public opinion · Sociology · Terrorism · Intelligence, Security, War Strategy · Law · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence

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