1. Mass-Mediated Terrorism in the New World (Dis)Order -- 2. Terrorism as Breaking News: Attack on America -- 3. Political Violence as Media Event -- 4. E-Terrorism and the Web of Hate -- 5. The Mass Media and U.S. Anti- and Counterterrorism -- 6. Responding to Terrorist Crises: Dealing with the Mass Media -- 7. Conclusion
Summary
This work explores the use of political violence for the sake of publicity and its effect on political decision-making. She offers a blueprint both for effective public information and media relations during terrorism crises as well as for ethical news coverage of major terrorist incidents
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-205) and index
