War and the Media provides a framework for analyzing the interplay between war and its representation in the media. The book, which is a collection of essays integrates both media theory and journalistic practice with leading scholars and renowned journalists sharing their experience in front-line reporting.

The timely book looks at the effects of 9/11 and its aftermath on the political, cultural and professional contexts of news; especially in an era of live reporting and proliferation of 24 hour news channels. The contributors explore media representations of the 'war on terrorism' particularly in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the 1991 Gulf War, Afghanistan and Iraq. They also reflect on the complex relationship that exists between mass media and governments in wartime and discuss the emergence of new players such as AI-Jazeera,

Other key themes include the blurring of information with entertainment, gender dimensions of wars, and the role of new media technologies in the production, distribution and reception of media messages worldwide. Among the important features of this volume are that it is transnational in its scope and perspective and that it brings together both well-known scholars and a range of experienced professionals.

Well-written and offering a range of critical perspectives on issues of direct relevance to the contemporary world, this book will be widely welcomed by practising journalists, students of journalism and mass media, and anyone wanting to know what lies behind the 'news' that they see daily on their television screens.