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Zusatztext "An interesting exploration of how the media interact with psychological and cultural forces." —Bookviews “ Veteran journalist Maria Armoudian provides a survey of the power of the media in a hard-hitting assessment highly recommended for any college-level collection strong in journalism and media issues.” —California Bookwatch ! Midwest Book Review “ Kill the Messenger can be a useful text in media ethics classes! investigative journalism courses! or special topics courses on social problem! politics and the media. The most useful quality of this book is its writing style; Armoudian writes in a narrative format throughout much of the book! and this journalistic style grabs the reader’s attention and puts a human face on many of these conflicts and tragedies.” —Journal of Mass Media Ethics “Succeeds in providing both examples of when journalism helped relieve or exacerbate major societal problems and giving the reader mini-history lessons of important movements outside the United States…. Clear writing and provocative conclusions make Kill the Messenger useful for undergraduate and graduate classes. It clearly contributes to the growing number of voices calling for major changes in journalism and media practice.” —Journalism History Informationen zum Autor By Maria Armoudian - Foreword by Tom Hayden Klappentext This wide-ranging! insightful book will make readers keenly aware of the media's power! while underscoring the role that we all play in fostering a media climate that cultivates a greater sense of humanity! cooperation! and fulfillment of human potential. What role do the media have in creating the conditions for atrocities such as occurred in Rwanda? Conversely! can the media be used to preserve democracy and safeguard the human rights of all citizens in a diverse society? How will the media! now global in scope! affect the fate of the planet itself? The author explores these intriguing questions and more in this in-depth examination of the media's power to either help or harm. She begins by documenting how the media were used to spread a contagion of hate in three deadly conflicts: Rwanda! Nazi Germany! and the former Yugoslavia. She then turns to areas of the world where the media acted constructively-by aiding the peace process in Northern Ireland! rebuilding democracy in Chile! bridging ethnic divides in South Africa! improving the lot of women in Senegal! and boosting transparency and democratization in Mexico and Taiwan. Finally! she explains how the media interact with psychological and cultural forces to impact perceptions! fears! peer-pressure! "groupthink!" and the creation of heroes and villains. Zusammenfassung In the spring of 1994, after decades of living in harmony, Rwandan Hutus, en masse, went on a murdering rampage against their Tutsi neighbours. This swift, appalling genocide followed a relentless 3 year propaganda campaign broadcast by government controlled radio....
