Isbn: 9781584876298 - visual propaganda and extremism in the online environment (2 Ergebnisse)

Softcover. 19th Printing. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition. x, 242 pages. A series of essays in three sections. Section I: Perspectives on the Re-Circulation of Online Visual Images; Section II: Perspectives on Message Strategies of Online Extremists; Section III: Perspectives on Audiences and Images in Online Environment. The strategic point made in these essays, and which serves as a unifying theme throughout the collection, is that weaker forces use these materials to great effect, and to even greater effect when we either underestimate the power of visual images or fail to develop effective counters. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels.…

Trade paperback. Presumed first edition/first printing. Glued binding. x, 242, [4] p. Illustrations, black & white. Endnotes. Visual images have been a central component of propaganda for as long as propaganda has been produced. Terrorist groups, with very little initial investment, are making videos that are coming so close to the quality of BBC or CNN broadcasts that the difference is meaningless, and with access to the web, they have instantaneous access to a global audience. Dr. Cori E. Dauber is an Associate Professor of Communication Studies and of Peace, War, and Defense at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and is the 2008-09 Visiting Research Professor at the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College. Her current work focuses on terrorist and insurgent efforts to manipulate Western press coverage. Dr. Dauber s work has been published in Military Review and briefed to the John F. Kennedy School for Special Warfare, the Canadian Forces College, and to NATO Public Affairs Officers. Dr. Dauber holds a Ph.D. from Northwestern, in Communication Studies. Very good. Cover has slight wear and soiling.…