Ibtisam Posted October 3, 2007 Talk coming up next month if anyone is interested. MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE ‘WAR ON TERROR’ Agenda setting, public opinion and foreign policy Date: 24th November 2007 Venue: King’s College, The Strand Campus, University of London, UK. This conference gathers academics, journalists, researcher, policy makers and civil society organisations to discuss the coverage of the American led ‘War on Terror’ by various news media organisations and its implications on public opinion as well as formation of foreign policy. After September the 11th 2001 attacks the American government launched a new ‘war’ ostensibly to eradicate extremism and ‘terrorism’ amongst groups of Muslim faith around the world. A war that has been seen by some as a war on Islam and Muslims which replaces the long standing Cold War withthe former USSR. This ‘war’ has been creating lots of controversies from around the world. The western as well Arab media seem to be standing at opposite directions. The distorted media image of the Arab people is becoming ingrained in Western culture and continues to inhibit a resolution of the foreign policy of such countries as the USA, UK and France. In order to show the extent of the harm caused by distorted images, examples from news coverage will be offered. Pertinent to the image problem are illustrations of how misperceptions from the past have helped and continue to help influence policymakers' actions and decisions. Fair portrayals and accurate information are essential to foreign policy decisions; false images and incorrect information may corrupt the policymaking process. Conference themes: - Western and Arab media coverage of the ‘War on Terror’ - How independent is Western media from the agendas of their respectivegovernments - To what extent is the coverage of CNN, BBC, Al-Jazeera and others affected by the foreign policy agenda of their governments? - Arab VS Western media: are we watching the same coverage? - Who sets the agenda: The media or politicians? - The impact of such coverage on public opinion, namely the increase of islamophobia around the world? - Does the coverage of terrorism results in the increase of the phenomenon itself? - To what extend does the media coverage gives credibility to the clash of civilisations thesis? - Use of propaganda by states and organizations, and the impact of media coverage on public opinion Confirmed Speakers: - Mr. Leon Barkho: Jönköping University, Sweden - Dr Ibrahim Saleh, American University in Cairo, Egypt - Prof Marie Gillespie, Open University, UK - Dr Ben O'Loughlin, Royal Holloway,University of London - Dr Makram Khoury: Cambridge University, Cambridge - Dr Noureddine Miladi, University of Northampton/ CAMMRO - Mr Anas Altikriti, The Cordoba Foundation - Dr Muhammad Ahsan, FRSA, UK - Prof. Hillel Nossek, College of Management Academic Studies, Tel Aviv - Ms Debbie James Smith, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan - Ms Zahera Harb, Cardiff School of Journalism, UK - Mr James Lewry, London School of Economics - Dr Melek Atabey, Eastern Mediterranean University, Turkey - Ms Judith Vidal-Hall, Index on Censorship, London - Dr Stuart Price, De Montfort University, UK - Dr. Khalid Al Mubarak Mustafa, Sudan Embassy, London - Mr Sulaiman Arti, Loughborough University, UK - Ms Cristina Archetti, Leeds University, UK - Dr. Mohammad Zafar Iqbal, International Islamic University,Islamabad,Pakistan - Ms Faiza Qureshi, Loughborough University, UK - Ms Gwen Bouvier, University of Wales, Aberystwyth - Miss Olivia Allison, King’s College, University of London - Mr Raffaello Pantucci, International Institute, for Strategic Studies(IISS), UK - Ian Taylor, Loughborough University, UK - Dr Mohamedd Safar Hasim, Universiti Kebangsaan, Malaysia - Dr Adrian Brockett, York St John University, UK - Mr Afshin Rattansi, GMTV and Bloomberg News, London - Dr. Wail Ismail A. Barry, Sharjah University, UAE - Miss Hana Oberpfalzerova, University of Pisa, ITALY So if any one wants to go, you need to send your registration form to: CAMMRO, PO Box: 561, London UB3 9EP Registration form, conference flyer and further details can be downloaded from CAMMRO's website: WWW.CAMMRO.COM Salam Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
