This was the first day of a 2 day lecture series delivered in Scottsdale Arizona in behalf of ASU (Arizona State University) Osher Lifelon Learning Institute.

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WELCOME !

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Television, Terrorism and the PressTelevision, Terrorism and the Press
Dr. Bill Silcock,
Director Cronkite Global Initiatives
Curator, Hubert H. Humphrey Program
Arizona State University

3. Arizona State University
Engaging Globally
A focus on changing lives
through education
300+ programs in more than 60 countries
• Leverage our knowledge, expertise and intellectual capital
• Access and harness global knowledge, expertise and intellectual capital
• Address critical global, national and local problems and issues

4. Arizona State University
International student enrollments: 5,137
from 127 countries:

5. Doctorate from Missouri School of
Journalism
Fulbright Scholar- Ireland, Sweden
25 years - Brigham Young
University, Missouri and Cronkite
School
TextB i l l S i l c o c k @DrBillAsu
Research focus - global news
newscast producers,
journalism ethics and media
convergence
Teach - media ethics/diversity
and TV news reporting

6. Cronkite School Web SiteCronkite School Web Site
Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
http://cronkite.asu.edu

7. Terrorism and War Coverage
What sparked my interest?
Eight Published Papers
With colleagues Carol Schwalbe &
Susan Keith
- Convergence of content
- Ethics of war coverage
- Method of cross platform studies
IRAQ WAR IMAGES ACROSS PLATFORMS

8. Our MissionOur Mission
To See the World,To See the World,
To Know the World,To Know the World,
To Report theTo Report the
World.World.
Cronkite Global InitiativesCronkite Global Initiatives

9. Cronkite Study AbroadCronkite Study Abroad

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Hubert H. HumphreyHubert H. Humphrey

14. What you do, what each of usWhat you do, what each of us
does, has an effect on the country,does, has an effect on the country,
the state, the nation and thethe state, the nation and the
world.world.-Hubert Humphrey-Hubert Humphrey

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Television, Terrorism and the PressTelevision, Terrorism and the Press

17. Honors College Course - Terrorism & The Press

18. We’re all looking forWe’re all looking for
ideas large enoughideas large enough
to be afraid of againto be afraid of again

19. Talking AcrossTalking Across
differencesdifferences

21. INFLUENCE

22. MAXIMUM INFLUENCE
PSYCHOLOGY OF PERSUASION
TerrorismTerrorism

23. Rember a time when you
have felt the most
threatened?
Rember a time when you
have felt the most
threatened?
PSYCHOLOGY OF PERSUASIONPSYCHOLOGY OF PERSUASION
TerrorismTerrorism

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Coming UpComing Up
OUTLINE FOR OUR SESSIONSOUTLINE FOR OUR SESSIONS
Changing role of the pressChanging role of the press
Press TheoriesPress Theories
Defining TerrorismDefining Terrorism
Historical Case studiesHistorical Case studies
The Role of CitizensThe Role of Citizens

25. Changing Role of the Press
in a Socially Mediated, Virally Marketed World
Blurred News Boundaries

26. Today news is
Shared Tweeted Liked Blogged

27. Twitter is a neutral news channel

28. Hudson River Crash

30. Arab Spring and Egypt

33. http://rsf.org/index2014/en-index2014.php
U.S. Ranks #46U.S. Ranks #46

34. The death of the newspaper?

37. Gatekeeper
Concept
 Guard the temple
 Newsworthy, checked
Traditional
 News model
 Control
 Ad-supported media
 One-way communication
 News room to audience
 Adversarial relationship with PR

38. Who was the gatekeeper during 911?

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We asked Aaron Brown is there now a
larger importance for visuals
in determining news?
No
“They matter but not as
much as good
characters and the
value of the story itself”
Aaron Brown, Cronkite
Professor and former
CNN anchor

41. Do terrorists know these changes?

42. You...the New Gatekeepers

44. THE VISUAL VILLAGE
“The fundamental flip
in journalism:
Information is plentiful,
but the audience attention
is scarce.”
-Tom Kennedy

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Christopher Dickey
Middle East Bureau Chief,
Newsweek
““Citizen journalism won’tCitizen journalism won’t
replace traditional media.replace traditional media.
There is an assumptionThere is an assumption
that mass availabilitythat mass availability
createscreates
discernment.discernment.
I don’t think so.I don’t think so.
Discernment createsDiscernment creates
discernment.”discernment.”

46. Changing Role of
Visual Gatkeeping
“Crowd gatekeeping has
replaced traditional
gatekeeping”
Gatekeeping is out of the
editors’ hands”
- Former CBC producer
Dale Cressman now at
B.Y.U.

47. This ain’t Walter’s newscast any more

51. What did we not see?What did we not see?

52. Terrorism an attempt at a...
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54. More Definitions
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55. And more Definitions
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64. Thank you! Comments to bsilcock@asu.edu
@DrBillASU