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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
2009.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| 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'. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (X, 231 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780230235762 |
| DOI: | 10.1057/9780230235762 |