Covering Disasters, Natural or Otherwise: Media, Politics, and the Public Sphere in Post-Earthquake Turkey

2001 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 141-164
Author(s):  
George Gavrilis
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Public Sphere ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
State Agencies ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Media ◽  
Media Politics ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
Marmara Earthquake ◽  
Relief Efforts

On 17 August 2000, the somber first anniversary of the Marmara earthquake, the mainstream Turkish media found a sole reason for celebration. Alongside lengthy reports of vigils in remembrance of the dead and protests of the state's anemic relief efforts, the media celebrated its partnership with civil society and all but declared an end to a state that was at once heavy-handed and ineffectual. Amplifying this theme, an article that compiled a list of the earthquake's “winners” and “losers” placed the media and civil society in the former category and a host of state agencies charged with disaster response in the latter one. Hürriyet, a high-circulation mainstream newspaper, described this praise as well deserved, stating that journalists had effectively “exposed all the naked truths” of the state's inability to provide for its population.

Civil Society Organizations and Public Understandings of Islam

Terrified ◽  
2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Bail
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Public Sphere ◽  
September 11 ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
The Public ◽  
High Profile ◽  
September 11 Attacks ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
The U.S

This chapter asks whether the influence of anti-Muslim organizations within the media and policy process extends toward the broader public and everyday life. Though public opinion of Muslims became more favorable after the September 11 attacks, subsequent years witnessed a marked increase in anti-Muslim attitudes among the American public that mirrored the rise of anti-Muslim organizations within the public sphere. Data from popular social media sites suggest the surge in anti-Muslim civil society organizations was at least partly responsible for the transformation of the American public's understanding of Islam. Finally, the chapter details the growth of mosque controversies within the U.S. inspired by fringe activists—including the high-profile controversy about the construction of an Islamic center near the site of the September 11 attacks and the Qur'an burning controversy that followed.

scholarly journals ТРАНЗАКТНІСТЬ СОЦІАЛЬНО-ПРАВОВИХ КОМУНІКАЦІЙ ВЛАДИ ТА СУСПІЛЬСТВА

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 275-283
Author(s):  
Д. В. Андреев
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Public Sphere ◽  
Freedom Of Speech ◽  
Information Policy ◽  
Special Role ◽  
State Information ◽  
The Public ◽  
Transaction Models ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Public Sphere

В статті розглядаються проблемні питання взаємодії влади та суспільства за допомогою механізмів соціально-правових комунікацій, які у свою чергу досліджуються з позиції від­повідності правовим ідеалам. Особлива роль у цьому процесі відводиться засобам масової інформації, функції яких варіюються від забезпечення свободи слова до «сліпої» реалізації державної інформаційної політики. Водночас пропонуються новітні (транзактні) моделі ко­мунікацій, що в змозі нівелювати диктат влади над публічною сферою і, відповідно, розвит­ком громадянського суспільства.   The article considers the issues of interaction between the authorities and society through mechanisms of socio-legal communications, which in turn are investigated from the perspective of compliance with legal ideals. A special role in this process is seen in the media, whose functions range from ensuring freedom of speech to "blind" implementation of the state information policy. However, the latest (transaction) models of communication are offered, which are able to neutralize the dictates of the authorities over the public sphere and, accordingly, over the development of civil society.

scholarly journals Klummen som politisk barometer

1970 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lene Rimestad
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Private Sphere ◽  
The Public ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
Two Parameters

Columns generally take up a lot of space in the media. But what can an employed journalist write in his column? How is this particular freedom managed and shaped? In this article the columns written by journalists working for Berlingske Tidende are analyzed. The analysis covers two months before and after substantial changes in the paper in 2003. Two parameters are used in the analysis: Political: Is the column pro-government, anti-government, apolitical or mixed. And what sphere does the column cover: Does the column take place in the private sphere or the public sphere? Finally the changes in the period are discussed. But initially the column as a genre is defined.

Employing of Media during Terrorism

2014 ◽  
pp. 157-170
Author(s):  
Muhammad Ayish
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Terrorist Organizations ◽  
The Public ◽  
Media Institutions ◽  
The World ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
The Media ◽  
Practical Experiences ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
Vital Resource

Communication has proven to be an integral component of the terrorism phenomenon. To unravel the opportunities and challenges embedded in employing the media during terrorism, this chapter draws on research findings and practical experiences around the world to identify prime actors associated with this issue and to describe their objectives, tactics, and channels of communication. It is argued here that media constitute a vital resource in the war on terror with both terrorist organizations and states harnessing communication to advance their causes in the public sphere. In this context, four categories of media users have been identified: media institutions, terrorist organizations, governments, and citizen groups. The chapter discusses enduring issues associated with each actor's use of media and calls for evolving new conceptual frameworks for understanding media use during terrorism. It concludes by arguing that while we seem to have a huge pool of research findings and practical experiences related to using the media during terrorism, we seem to have a critical shortage in how we conceptually account for the different variables that define the use of media in terrorism situations.

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