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War and conflict / by Anderson, Judith.(CARDINAL)682986;
"Discusses the media treatment of conflicts and wars worldwide, including issues of media pressure, biases, propaganda, and scandals"--Provided by publisher.Includes bibliographical references and index.Reporting war and conflict -- Eyewitness -- In the frame -- An impartial view -- Embedded reporting -- Spinning the story -- Propaganda -- Censorship -- The terrorist's tool -- Choose your words -- Stirring up hatred -- A moral duty -- In the line of fire -- Look away now -- Public trust -- Dramatising conflict -- Media audiences.
Subjects: War in mass media; Mass media and war; Mass media;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Islamophobia and the politics of empire / by Kumar, Deepa,1968-(CARDINAL)480865;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-224) and index.Images of Islam in Europe -- Early contact with Islam -- Al-Andalus and Muslim rule in Europe -- The crusades and the reconquista -- From polemic to indifference -- The Ottomans -- Romanticism and the enlightenment -- Colonialism and orientalism -- Napoleon and "enlightened" colonialism -- The characteristics of orientalism -- American imperialism -- The persistence of orientalist myths -- Myth one: Islam is a monolithic religion -- Myth two: Islam is a uniquely sexist religion -- Myth three: the "Muslim mind" Is incapable of reason and rationality -- Myth four: Islam is an inherently violent religion -- Myth five: Muslims are incapable of democracy and self-rule -- Political Islam and US policy -- Allies and enemies: the United States and political Islam -- Islam and modernization -- Saudi Arabia and the King of Islam -- Iran and Afghanistan: irrational mullahs and freedom fighters -- Israel's enemies -- Islamists and the post/cold war era -- The separation of mosque and state -- Orientalist myths -- The de facto separation of religion and politics -- Modernization and secularization -- The failures of Islamic revivalism -- Radical secular nationalism -- Political Islam: a historical analysis -- What is political Islam? -- The growth of political Islam -- Political Islam: mixed fortunes -- Political Islam through an anti-imperialist framework -- The foreign policy establishment and the "Islamic threat" -- The neocons -- The Israel connection -- Humanitarian imperialism -- September 11 and the Bush doctrine -- Obama and liberal imperialism -- Islamophobia and domestic politics -- Legalizing racism: -- Muslims and the attack on civil liberties -- Terrorizing Arabs and Muslims -- Surveillance, detention, and deportation -- Preemptive prosecution -- The terrorism spectacle -- Theories of radicalization -- Green scare: the making of the domestic Muslim enemy -- Manufacturing the green scare -- The "ground zero mosque" controversy -- The rise of the Islamophobic network -- Islamophobia and the new McCarthyism -- The new McCarthyites -- "Education" and media propaganda -- Mainstream and liberal enablers -- Systemic racism -- Conclusion: fighting Islamophobia.
Subjects: Islam in mass media.; Islam; Islamophobia.; Muslims; War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Islamophobia / by Bryfonski, Dedria.(CARDINAL)526916;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-212) and index.
Subjects: Islam; Islamophobia.; War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.; Muslims; Islam in mass media.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Star Wars insider icons of the galaxy : the best of Star Wars Insider.
Each volume brings together a collection of the best of the official Star Wars Insider magazine content, celebrating the complete Star Wars experience, from movies to books, video games to comic books, and more! Featuring rare cast and crew interviews, and exclustive behind the scenes pictures, this is an essential read for Star Wars fans of all ages.
Subjects: Trivia and miscellanea.; Characters and characteristics in mass media.; Characters and characteristics in motion pictures.; Star Wars films.; Star Wars films; Star Wars films;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Billy Lynn's long halftime walk / by Fountain, Ben,author.(CARDINAL)322103;
Three minutes and forty-three seconds of intensive warfare with Iraqi insurgents - caught on tape by an embedded Fox news crew-has transformed the eight surviving men of Bravo Squad into America's most sought-after heroes. Now they are on a media-intensive nationwide tour to reinvigorate public support for the war. On this rainy Thanksgiving Day, the Bravos are guests of a Dallas football team, slated to be part of the halftime show. Among the Bravos is nineteen-year-old Specialist Billy Lynn. Surrounded by patriots sporting flag pins on their lapels and support our troops bumper stickers, he is thrust into the company of the team's owner and his coterie of wealthy colleagues; a born-again cheerleader; a veteran Hollywood producer; and supersized players eager for a vicarious taste of war. Over the course of this day, Billy will drink and brawl, yearn for home and mourn those missing, face a heart-wrenching decision and discover pure love and a bitter wisdom far beyond his years.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Fiction.; Satirical literature.; Dallas Cowboys (Football team); Football and war; Heroes in mass media; Iraq War, 2003-2011; Veterans;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Billy Lynn's long halftime walk [sound recording] / by Fountain, Ben,author.(CARDINAL)322103; Wyman, Oliver,narrator.(CARDINAL)540179; Blackstone Audio, Inc.(CARDINAL)346395;
Read by Oliver Wyman.A satire set in Texas during America's war in Iraq that explores the gaping national disconnect between the war at home and the war abroad. Follows the surviving members of the heroic Bravo Squad through one exhausting stop in their media-intensive "Victory Tour" at Texas Stadium, football mecca of the Dallas Cowboys, their fans, promoters, and cheerleaders.
Subjects: Dallas Cowboys (Football team); Heroes in mass media; Veterans; Iraq War, 2003-2011; Football and war;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Information wars : how we lost the global battle against disinformation and what we can do about it / by Stengel, Richard,author.(CARDINAL)776745;
Welcome to State -- Getting There -- The Job -- Information War -- The Battle Is Engaged -- Disruption -- What to Do About Disinformation."In February of 2013, Richard Stengel, the former editor-in-chief of Time, joined the Obama administration as Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs. Within days, two shocking events made world-wide headlines: ISIS executed American journalist James Foley on a graphic video seen by tens of millions, and Vladimir Putin's "little green men"-Russian special forces-invaded Crimea, amid a blizzard of Russian denials and false flags. What these events had in common besides their violent law-lessness is that they were the opening salvos in a new era of global information war, where countries and non-state actors use social media and disinformation to create their own narratives and undermine anyone who opposes them. Stengel was thrust onto the front lines of this battle as he was tasked with responding to the relentless weaponizing of information and grievance by ISIS, Russia, China, and others. He saw the scale of what he was up against and found himself hopelessly outgunned. Then, in 2016, the wars Stengel was fighting abroad came home during the presidential election, as "fake news" became a rallying cry and the Russians used the techniques they learned in Ukraine to influence the election here. Rarely has an accomplished journalist been not only a close observer but also a principal participant in the debates and decisions of American foreign policy. Stengel takes you behind the scenes in the ritualized world of diplomacy, from the daily 8:30 morning huddle with a restless John Kerry to a midnight sit-down in Saudi Arabia with the prince of darkness Mohammed bin Salman. The result is a rich account of a losing battle against trolls and bots-who are every bit as insidious as their names imply."--
Subjects: IS (Organization); United States. Department of State; Information warfare.; Disinformation.; Russo-Ukrainian War, 2014-; Terrorism in mass media.; Mass media and international relations.; Internet and international relations.; Social media; Social media.;
Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 9
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War in 140 characters : how social media is reshaping conflict in the twenty-first century / by Patrikarakos, David,1977-author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-283) and index.The citizen journalist : Stories versus guns -- The soldier : The state flounders and homo digitalis emerges -- The officer : Militia digitalis takes to the "battlefield" -- The Facebook warrior 1 : The virtual state -- The Facebook warrior 2 : Homo digitalis on the battlefield -- The troll : The empire strikes back -- The post-modern dictator: adventures in unreality -- The interpreter 1 : From the bedroom to the battlefield -- The interpreter 2 : Man versus superpower -- The recruit : Friends are close but enemies are closer -- The counter terrorist : Goliath versus a thousand slingshots -- Conclusion."War in 140 Characters examines the role of social media and other forms of 'new media' in changing the face of modern warfare. War is, more than ever, a clash of narratives--with each state/party fighting to control the spread of information and project their narrative to the outside world. Social media has shattered traditional hierarchies between the state and its citizens, enabling the individual or networks of individuals to influence the direction of conflict to a degree previously thought impossible. State militaries now employ official Social Media warriors to influence the narrative online; in Russia, paid trolls flood the internet with pro-Russian tweets, blog posts, and comments in order to create the sense of "authentic" support for the annexation of Crimea. Even private civilians can single-handedly alter the course of war. New media has expanded the arena of conflict into the virtual world, which is every bit as real and often more important than the fighting on the ground. Whether you are a president or a terrorist, if you don't understand how to deploy the power of media effectively you may win the odd battle but you will lose a twenty-first century war. War in 140 Characters provides a new narrative for modern warfare, exploring the way social media has transformed the way that we fight, win, and consume wars, and what that means for the world going forward."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: IS (Organization); Information warfare; Cyberspace; Social media; War and society.; Propaganda; Online social networks; Arab-Israeli conflict; Ukraine Conflict, 2014-;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Spooked! : how a radio broadcast and The war of the worlds sparked the 1938 invasion of America / by Jarrow, Gail.(CARDINAL)758490;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 120-134) and index.Describes the panic induced when listeners believed Orson Welles' radio broadcast of "The War of the Worlds" to be news of an alien invasion, discussing the context in which the broadcast was aired and why it was so convincing.Haunted on Halloween Eve -- Mercury rises -- Taking to the air -- Blood-red planet -- Plotting the invasion -- The final day -- The attack -- Panic -- "Wreckage" -- It's all over -- Extra! Extra! Read all about it! -- Dear Mr. Welles -- Fallout -- Dear FCC -- "Too darn realistic" -- Soft landing.1000LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Instructional and educational works.; Young adult literature.; Young adult literature.; War of the worlds (Radio program); Science fiction radio programs; Radio broadcasting; Hoaxes in mass media.; Fake news.;
Available copies: 26 / Total copies: 29
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Spooked! [sound recording] : how a radio broadcast and The war of the worlds sparked the 1938 invasion of America / by Jarrow, Gail,author.(CARDINAL)758490; Toren, Suzanne,narrator.(CARDINAL)530690;
Narrated by Suzanne Toren.On the night of October 30, 1938, thousands of Americans panicked when they believed that Martians had invaded Earth. What appeared to be breaking news about an alien invasion was in fact a radio drama based on H.G. Wells's War of the Worlds, performed by Orson Welles and his Mercury Theatre players. This book for young readers explores in riveting detail the false panic created by the famous War of the Worlds radio broadcast from 1938, as well as the repercussions of "fake news" today.
Subjects: Children's audiobooks.; War of the worlds (Radio program); Science fiction radio programs; Radio broadcasting; Hoaxes in mass media; Fake news;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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