Communicating the War on Terror: Day two: Workshop Strand E


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	day one:
	What should governments tell the public about terror threats?
	day two:
	What is the role of the media in the war on terror?
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	theme one:
	What should governments tell the public about terror threats?
	theme two:
	What is the role of the media in the war on terror?

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Workshop Strand E: 1.45 - 2.45 How the media works
During the Iraq war, many opted to get their news from weblogs and individual websites, which offered a different perspective on events. The internet also allowed many to watch Arab TV channel Al-Jazeera. We now have real-time TV, rolling news channels, and journalists who travel with armies. What impact do these new technologies have on our understanding of war and terror?

speakers:

		Yosri Fouda London Bureau Chief Al-Jazeera London England

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		Philip Hammond PhD Senior Lecturer in Media South Bank University London

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		Nick Robinson Political Editor ITV News London England

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chair:

		Kim Sengupta Journalist The Independent London England

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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.