Books in the Communication in the Public Interest series

"Packaging Terrorism is the account of a very simple idea. The idea is this: that it's not the acts of terrorism that most matter in the post 9/11 world, it's what we are told to think about the acts of terrorism. Politicians tell us what to think. The media tell us what to think. Even terrorists tell us what to think.

Whether in the news, from our doctors, in our families, or through entertainment or commercial outlets - communicating about health can be harnessed in ways to benefit our choices, our decisions, and our physical and mental well-being.

The Media and the Public explores the ways a range of media have constructed and represented the public. The authors argue that the public is a product of representation, invoked through processes of mediation that are dominated by political, institutional, economic and cultural forces.