Framing Terrorism

Pippa Norris, Montague Kern, Marion, Just

"What we think we know about terrorism depends in part on how the issue is framed. This book provides a fascinating combination of theory and cases about what the press tells us. Read it to find out what you really know!" -- Joseph S. Nye, author of The Paradox of American Power"This is an extremely timely and important book that brings together some extremely important research about the news media and terrorism. The international perspective is especially welcome and I am sure that this will become an important resource for both scholars and students." -- Gadi Wolfsfeld, Professor of Political Science, Hebrew University"At a time when terrorism has redefined US foreign policy and the balance between civil liberties and security, one cannot think of a more important subject than the media's portrayal of terrorism. Framing Terrorism is a major contribution toward developing a thoughtful response to the threat of terrorism." -- Steven Livingston, Senior Research Fellow, Center for American Politics and Public Policy, University of Washington

• Introduction; Chapter 1 Framing Terrorism, Pippa Norris, Montague Kern, Marion Just; Part 1 Generating Terrorism Frames; Chapter 2 Terrorism, Censorship and the 1st Amendment, Doris A. Graber; Chapter 3 Clausewitz in the Age of CNN, Robin Brown; Chapter 4 Framing the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict, Tamar Liebes, Anat First; Chapter 5 Paramilitaries and the Press in Northern Ireland, Tim Cooke; Part 2 Comparing Terrorism Frames; Chapter 6 Framing the US Embassy Bombings and September 11 Attacks in African and US Newspapers, Todd M. Schaffer; Chapter 7 CNN and al Jazeera’s Media Coverage of America’s War in Afghanistan, Amy E. Jasperson, Mansour O. El-Kikhia; Chapter 8 Framing Muslim-Americans Before and After 9/11, Brigitte L. Nacos, Oscar Torres-Reyna; Chapter 9 Framing World Opinion in the Elite Press, Frank Louis Rusciano; Part 3 The Public’s Response; Chapter 10 Explaining 9/11*This analysis is based on data collected with support from the Institute for Social Research, the Russell Sage Foundation, and the Howard R. Marsh Center for the Study of Journalistic Performance in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Michigan. The analyses are the sole responsibility of the authors. This paper benefited from conversations with our colleagues Paul Huth and Doug Lemke and the comments of participants in the symposium “Restless Searchlight: Terrorism, the Media, and Public Life,” held at Harvard University, August 28, 2002. We gratefully acknowledge the research assistance of Eric Groenendyk and Heather Colleen Schaar., Michael W. Traugott, Ted Brader; Chapter 11 Public Opinion Among Muslims and the West, Pippa Norris, Ronald Inglehart; Chapter 12 Rallies All Around, Paul Brewer, Sean Aday, Kimberly Gross; Chapter 13 Fear and Terrorism, Leonie Huddy, Stanley Feldman, Gallya Lahav, Charles Taber; conclusion1 Conclusion; Chapter 14 The Lessons of Framing Terrorism, Montague Kern, Marion Just, Pippa Norris;