Hybrid Media Events : the Charlie Hebdo Attacks and Global Circulation of Terrorist Violence.

What are hybrid media events? And how do these events shape our lives in the present digital age? This book addresses these questions by explaining how terrorist violence makes global events. The empirical analyses are based on the case of Charlie Hebdo attacks in 2015 and the global circulation of...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Sumiala, Johanna
Other Authors: Valaskivi, Katja, Tikka, Minttu, Huhtamäki, Jukka
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bingley : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2018.
Subjects:
Digital media > Social aspects.
Terrorism and mass media.
Digital communications.
Terrorism in mass media.
Médias numériques > Aspect social.
Terrorisme et médias.
Transmission numérique.
Terrorisme dans les médias.
Digital communications
Digital media > Social aspects
Terrorism and mass media
Terrorism in mass media
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; Hybrid Media Events: The Charlie Hebdo Attacks and the Global Circulation of Terrorist Violence; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Photographs; About the Authors; Preface; Chapter 1 What Are Hybrid Media Events of Terrorist Violence?; 1.1. Why Do the Charlie Hebdo Attacks Matter?; 1.2. Towards Interdisciplinary Analysis of Media and Terrorism; 1.2.1. Hybrid; 1.2.2. Media Event; 1.3. On the Hybridization of Media Events; 1.4. The Five Elements of Hybrid Media Events; 1.4.1. Actors; 1.4.2. Affordance; 1.4.3. Attention; 1.4.4. Affect.
  • 1.4.5. Acceleration1.5. Analysing Hybrid Media Events on Twitter and Beyond; 1.5.1. Three Empirical Phases; 1.6. Structure of the Book; Chapter 2 Creating a Media Event; 2.1. Many Beginnings; 2.2. Charlie Hebdo
  • A 'Bête et Méchant' Newspaper; 2.3. Remediation in Digital Media
  • Shootings Go Viral; 2.4. Mythologization of the Victims; 2.4.1. News Coverage and Global Mourning; 2.4.2. The Manhunt Continues; 2.4.3. Who Counts as a Victim?; 2.5. Condensation of Meaning(s); 2.5.1. The World Political Elites Demonstrate Solidarity; 2.5.2. Counter-narratives Challenge the Main Storyline.
  • 2.5.3. 'Huge Show of Solidarity in Paris against Terrorism'2.6. After the 'Je Suis Charlie' Momentum; Chapter 3 Actors and Affordances; 3.1. Accounts and Hashtags; 3.2. The Anatomy of the Charlie Hebdo Attacks on Twitter; 3.2.1. Actors; 3.2.2. Dynamics; 3.3. Tracing #JeSuisKouachi: Affordances of Hashtags; 3.4. Hybrid Media Events Amplify Themselves; Chapter 4 Attention; 4.1. Ahmed Merabet's Death Goes Viral; 4.2. The Media Makes Merabet an Ideal Victim; 4.3. Controversy over the Video; 4.4. 'Je Suis Ahmed' as a Symbol of Public Solidarity; 4.5. Politicizing the Muslim Body.
  • 4.6. Accumulation and Circulation of AttentionChapter 5 Affect; 5.1. Rituals Intensify the Sense of Solidarity in Media; 5.2. 'Je Suis Charlie' in Social Media; 5.3. Funerals; 5.4. Narratives Opposed to 'Je Suis Charlie' Solidarity; 5.5. Circulation of Fear Addresses Diverse Audiences; 5.6. Hybridization and Ritual Practices; Chapter 6 Liveness and Acceleration of Circulation; 6.1. Hostage Situation in Dammartin-en-Goële; 6.2. The Kosher Market Siege; 6.2.1. Live Broadcasting Puts Hostages in Danger; 6.3. The Aftermath; 6.4. Acceleration of Circulation in a Hybrid Media Event.
  • Chapter 7 Charlie Hebdo and the Circulation of Terrorist Violence in a Hybrid Media Event7.1. Circulation Connects Key Elements; 7.2. Towards a Discussion of the Social and Ethical Dimensions of Hybrid Media Events; 7.3. What Can Be Done?; References; Index.

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