Media Witnessing : Testimony in the Age of Mass Communication /

From the Holocaust to 9/11, modern communications systems have incessantly exposed us to reports of distant and horrifying events, experienced by strangers, and brought to us through media technologies. In this book leading scholars explore key questions concerning the truth status and broader impli...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Frosh, Paul (Editor), Pinchevski, Amit (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
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Summary:From the Holocaust to 9/11, modern communications systems have incessantly exposed us to reports of distant and horrifying events, experienced by strangers, and brought to us through media technologies. In this book leading scholars explore key questions concerning the truth status and broader implications of 'media witnessing'.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (X, 231 pages)
ISBN:9780230235762
DOI:10.1057/9780230235762