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******With apologies for cross-posting****** COMMUNICATING WAR : STRATEGIES, IMPLICATIONS AND ETHICS. 13th May 2005 At the University of Surrey, Guildford organised by The War and Media Network (http://www.warandmedia.org) This cross disciplinary one-day conference aims to explore the processes of communicating war, specifically the gathering, production and dissemination of information about war and conflict through the media. What are the strategic, ethical and consequential dimensions of these communication processes for the media, for the military and for the political organisation of war? The day will be organised around two connected topics. The first half focuses on the communication of war through and by media organisations through themed sessions on: Media Practice and Discourses of War Credibility in and through Media Communication Communicating War through History and Memory The second half will address the military and political communication of war in the media through themed sessions on: Information War War, Terrorism and the Media Participants include members of the academic, journalistic and defence community. For further information including the full conference programme and registration details visit the conference website: http://www.soc.surrey.ac.uk/warandmedia/commwar/commwar_index.htm Those wishing to attend should register early as interest has been high and places are limited. For further information please email Sarah Maltby at [log in to unmask]