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The Case of the Terrorist Organization November 17 (17N) - Media and Political Power

Garoufalis, Dimitrios LU (2014) SIMV05 20141
Graduate School
Master of Science in Global Studies
Department of Communication and Media
Abstract
This research addresses the role and the power that the media have in framing information about terrorism and also the importance of the media in a well functioning democracy. In order to do so, a case study of the Terrorist Organization November 17 (or 17N) in Greece is presented, using theories related to terrorism, media and political influence in order to better understand the way that the media present an important issue as the terrorism is. Also theories regarding media power and media framing are included, in order to discuss the role of the media and more specifically the press.
Finally, the paper will present a news framing analysis on Greek newspapers and then there are five interviews from some expert people for this specific... (More)
This research addresses the role and the power that the media have in framing information about terrorism and also the importance of the media in a well functioning democracy. In order to do so, a case study of the Terrorist Organization November 17 (or 17N) in Greece is presented, using theories related to terrorism, media and political influence in order to better understand the way that the media present an important issue as the terrorism is. Also theories regarding media power and media framing are included, in order to discuss the role of the media and more specifically the press.
Finally, the paper will present a news framing analysis on Greek newspapers and then there are five interviews from some expert people for this specific case of 17N giving their voice in the research in order to better understand the way of the media presenting terrorism in Greece and how they can affect the political system. (Less)
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author
Garoufalis, Dimitrios LU
supervisor
organization
course
SIMV05 20141
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
terrorism, media, political system, media power, news frame analysis, interviews
language
English
id
4459602
date added to LUP
2014-07-01 10:08:32
date last changed
2014-09-08 14:04:11
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  abstract     = {{This research addresses the role and the power that the media have in framing information about terrorism and also the importance of the media in a well functioning democracy. In order to do so, a case study of the Terrorist Organization November 17 (or 17N) in Greece is presented, using theories related to terrorism, media and political influence in order to better understand the way that the media present an important issue as the terrorism is. Also theories regarding media power and media framing are included, in order to discuss the role of the media and more specifically the press.
Finally, the paper will present a news framing analysis on Greek newspapers and then there are five interviews from some expert people for this specific case of 17N giving their voice in the research in order to better understand the way of the media presenting terrorism in Greece and how they can affect the political system.}},
  author       = {{Garoufalis, Dimitrios}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{The Case of the Terrorist Organization November 17 (17N) - Media and Political Power}},
  year         = {{2014}},
}