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Disasters and the Media

New York et al.: Peter Lang (2012), xii, 235 pp.

Contains bibliogr. pp. 209-226, index

Series: Global Crises and the Media, 7

ISBN 978-1-433-10825-9

Signature commbox: 10-Development-E 2012

Introduction: Disasters and the Media. Why Now?
Media and Disasters in a Global Age
The Geopolitics of Disaster Coverage
Emotional Discourses in Disaster News
Producing News, Witnessing Disasters
Compassion, Nation and Cosmopolitan Imagination
Disaster Citizenship and the Assumption of State Responsibility
Anger and Accountability in Disaster News
Transformations in Disaster Visibility
Conclusion