Filling out the Frame- Transnational Visual Coverage and News Practitioners' Attitudes Towards the Reporting of War and Terrorism

As the world becomes increasingly interconnected the 9/11 terrorist attackand the U.S.-led war on terrorism have been given extensive coverage worldwide.How have the media visually reported these violent events? This workfocuses on the visual reporting of 9/11 and the war in Afghanistan. A particularfocus is set on comparing the visual coverage in English- and Arabiclanguagetransnational newspapers and on investigating how news practitionersperceive and justify the selection of graphic photographs related towar and terrorism. The results should help to answer the questions: - Did theEnglish- and Arabic-speaking audiences see different photographs of theseviolent events? Did news practitioners visually report the news from politicallyand culturally different perspectives? All results can also have direct implications:Is photojournalism considered journalism? Are news selection anduse of available photographs key factors in visual framing of news events?The book is addressed to researchers in visual and political communication. Itis also directed towards professionals in the photojournalism field likephotojournalists photo editors and managing editors.