This important book brings together the latest research findings and theoretical discussions to develop an encompassing, multidimensional and sophisticated understanding of the social complexities, political dynamics and cultural forms of mediatized conflicts in the world today. Case studies include:
Mediatized Conflict: Getting a Theoretical Fix
Reporting Demonstrations and Protest: Public Sphere(s), Public Screens
Moving stories of `Race¿ and Racism: Moral Panics to Mediatized Public Crises
War Journalism: Disembodied and Embedded
Peace Journalism: Media, Hopes and Prayers
Media, Risk Society and the Environment: A Different Story?
Journalism After 9/11: Terror Spectacle and the Politics of Outrage
Identity Politics: Media Recognition and Reconciliation
Humanitarian Action and Media in Traumatized Societies
Mediatized Conflicts: Conclusions