Long cherished in America and sought after around the world, the freedom of the press is under attack. With the advent of the "war on terror," war over the air waves has broken out between producers of the media, the government and terrorists themselves.The events of 9/11 have resulted in unprecedented legislation, police measures and military initiatives dramatically impacting the complex relationship between freedom of expression, state security and terror in the US. In Turkey, the legal, moral and social consequences of a thirty-year war on terror have also impacted media roles in covering...

If It Was Not for Terrorism: Crisis, Compromise, and Elite Discourse in the Age of “War on Terror” aims to investigate questions regarding the hegemonic power that is exercised by elites (and mass media) through the discourse of “War on Terror.” The chapters in the volume provide case studies from a wide variety of geographies to debate questions regarding the construction of the meaning of “terrorism,” communication of collective identities and otherness, and media frames regarding the “War on Terror,” civil liberties, and government restrictions. In bringing this collection...