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Media and Terrorism Meeting 8
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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
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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
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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
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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?
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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
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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
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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
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