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Dear colleagues, I am pleased to announce the publication this month of War Reporters Under Threat - The United States and Media Freedom by Chris Paterson, published by Pluto Press<http://www.plutobooks.com/display.asp?K=9780745334172&> War Reporters Under Threat describes the threat of violence facing war reporters from the United States government and some of its closest allies. Reviews The perils that professional journalists covering wars and conflict regularly face is a woefully under-researched area within media studies. Paterson's very timely and critically engaged book is a much-needed addition to the literature on journalism. Highly recommended. Daya Thussu, Professor of International Communication, University of Westminster, London In the shadow of 9/11 Paterson accuses the United States -- "a superpower drunk with power" -- of acting with impunity in its targeting and killing of journalists and media workers. He provides a painstaking, thoughtful and ultimately damning case to answer over military adventures that have played fast and loose with international law and shown reckless disregard for media lives. Aidan White, former General Secretary, International Federation of Journalists; Director, Ethical Journalism Network Reporters Under Threat reminds us journalists always to ask the question: 'Are we mere messengers and voyeurs of war, or is the message we carry so valuable to the world beyond that it's worth the risk? John Pilger, Journalist War Reporters Under Threat critically explores the disturbing press protection records of the very democracies which publically advocate free expression. Paterson argues that what should have been the lesson for the press following the invasion of Iraq - that they will be treated instrumentally by the US government - has been mostly ignored. The book combines critical scholarship with original investigation to assess the impact of the US government's obsession with information control and protection of its own troops. Contents 1. A Hidden War on the Media 2. The Culture of Press Intolerance: Collaboration and Suppression 3. Patterns of Violence: The Media Installation and the Media Worker Part 1: Escalation Part 2: Expansion of Anti-Press Violence 4. Media Response 5. Legality 6. Invisible Conflict? Chris Paterson teaches at the Institute of Communications Studies at the University of Leeds, and is a former television news photographer. He is the author of The International Television News Agencies (2011), and co-editor of Making Online News: Newsroom Ethnographies in the Second Decade of Internet Journalism (2011), Making Online News: The Ethnography of New Media Production (2008) and International News in the 21st Century (2004). Available from Pluto Press: http://www.plutobooks.com/display.asp?K=9780745334172& For course adoption queries contact [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> -------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA mailing list -------------------------------------------------------- To manage your subscription or unsubscribe from the MECCSA list, please visit: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=MECCSA&A=1 ------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA is the subject association for the field of media, communication and cultural studies in UK Higher Education. This mailing list is a free service and is not restricted to members. It is an unmoderated list and content reflect the views of those who post to the list and not of MeCCSA as an organisation. MeCCSA recommends that the list be used only for posting of information (for example about events, publications, conferences, lectures) of interest to members or to promote discussion of current issues of wide general interest in the field. Posts to the MeCCSA mailing list are public, indexed by Google, and can be accessed from the JISCMail website (http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/meccsa.html). Any messages posted to the list are subject to the JISCMail acceptable use policy, which states that users should avoid engaging in unreasonable behaviour, or disrupting the general flow of discussion on a list. For further information, please visit: http://www.meccsa.org.uk/ --------------------------------------------------------