Media and Terrorism Meeting 8

Changing Correspondents World flow as series of trickles and spurts News breaks in SA along direct line of international airline routes Too few correspondents; reliance on foreign nationals; American unevenly distributed to only 19 countries Larger role for stringers & freelancers Women becoming war reporters Danger for reporters in hostile countries - 27 killed in 2001

Foreign news misnomer Everyone potentially affected by any event anywhere Different views from each political concept of press: 1.Western 2.Authoritarian 3.Communist 4.Revolutionary 5.developmental

Impact of Great Events Failed coup in Moscow Soviet journalist, Western radio got information to people China’s Tiananmen Square and Internet TV pictures intensified impact of terrorism

Covering Hot Spots Gulf War -432 days Press controls; military briefings Saddam and CNN Samolia’s warring clans Yugoslavia’s dearth of reliable information Afghanistan - first videophone war; reporters on their own First amendment issues - can security needs and press freedom co-exist?

Global News Impact Triumph of western journalism Globalization of media Mass culture accepted Global audiences increasing; more for global events like terrorist attacks History is speeded up Whole world is watching Diplomacy changed

Negative effects Fragility of democracy and open societies in emerging countries Poor nations lag in information age Trends toward media monopoly Declining standards to celebrity/ sensationalist orientation Shortcomings of audiences - Western unconcern

More positive impacts Autocrats’ loss of controls Revolution by personalized media Surrogate media for fettered people Copycat effect with terrorist acts Profit-driven media Globalization of advertising and PR