What should governments tell the public about terror threats?
What is the role of the media in the war on terror?
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  What should governments tell the public about terror threats?
What is the role of the media in the war on terror?
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Opening plenary: 10.00 - 11.00
Media performance
How has the media performed so far, in relating the war on terror to the public? Have media outlets given a fair, objective view of the war and its consequences - or have they shirked their responsibilities to communicate information accurately and objectively?
 
speakers:
 
  Steven Barnett
Professor of Communications
University of Westminister
London
England
  biography
  Nik Gowing
BBC News Presenter
London
England
  biography
Philip M. Taylor
Professor of International Communications
Director of the Institute of Communication Studies
University of Leeds
England
  biography
chair:
  George Eykyn
News Correspondent
BBC News
London
England
  biography
 
 
The ‘Communicating the War on Terror’ conference was part of a wider set of research activities co-ordinated by King’s College London with a number of partner institutions within its Economic and Social Research Council funded project on ‘The Domestic Management of Terrorist Attacks’ under the ‘New Security Challenges’ programme.
 
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