News Magazine and Network Television News Coverage of the Munich Olympic Crisis, 1972

Abstract

A content analysis of news coverage pertaining to terrorism associated with the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Germany. The study examines coverage in The Economist, Newsweek, Time and U.S. News & World Report; and T.V. coverage by ABC, CBS, and NBC. The thesis also presents a historical background related to terrorist use of mass media. Keywords: Mass media; Newspapers; Press coverage; Public relations; Television; Germany; Terrorism; Propaganda; Theses.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA224849

Entities

People

  • Edwin Clements Iii

Organizations

  • University of Missouri

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Birds
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Department Of State
  • Fish
  • Governments
  • Mass Media
  • Medical Personnel
  • New York
  • Personnel Management
  • Social Sciences
  • Societies
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • Violence
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • International Journalism and Media Studies.
  • Political Science/ International Relations/ European Studies
  • Strategic Security Studies