{"product_id":"9780745642758","title":"Digital War Reporting","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDigital Media and Society\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eDigital War Reporting\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDonald Matheson | Stuart Allan\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Sociology \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eDigital War Reporting\u003c\/i\u003e examines war reporting in a digital age. It shows how new technologies open up innovative ways for journalists to convey the horrors of warfare while, at the same time, creating opportunities for propaganda, censorship and control. Topics discussed include:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow is the role of the war reporter evolving as digital technologies become ever more prominent?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat is the rhetoric of war in digital journalism? How does an emphasis on liveness, immediacy or realness shape public perceptions of the nature of warfare itself?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIs technology widening the gap between 'us' and 'them', or are new kinds of empathy being established with distant others as time, space and place are effectively compressed?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eA key focus is journalists' use of digital imagery, real-time video and audio reports, multimedia databases – as well as satellites, broadband, podcasting, and mobile telephones – in the reporting of a range of wars, conflicts and crises. The examples analysed range from 24-hour television news coverage of the Persian Gulf War, the first 'internet war' in Kosovo, digital photography, from September 11 to Abu Ghraib, and bloggers in Iraq, including journalists, soldiers and ordinary citizens.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDigital War Reporting\u003c\/i\u003e is required reading for students, researchers and journalists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eDonald Matheson\u003c\/b\u003e, Senior Lecturer in Mass Communication, University of Canterbury, New Zealand \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStuart Allan,\u003c\/b\u003e Professor of Journalism, Bournemouth University\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12 October 2009\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780745642758\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e192\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14.72\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315698725004,"sku":"9780745642758","price":65.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780745642758_be9f82a5-a946-4d18-aff8-03c04054fee7.jpg?v=1780182591","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780745642758","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}