Just flagging up a book to watch out for later this year.Digital War Reporting is being written by Stuart Allan and Donald Matheson, two authors I've already cited on numerous occasions in my PhD.In the book they explore 'how new......more
Daniel Bennett - Reporting War: February 2009 Archives
How the IDF fell off the social media bandwagon
I've been thinking for a while about how the Israeli Defence Force used social media during the conflict in Gaza and I'm not at all convinced the campaign was successful. Yes, the IDF was right to engage with the Internet......more
Mumbai 'mesmerised' the world's media
Pretty obvious I suppose but there are some interesting bits and pieces in this RAND report into the terrorist attacks on Mumbai back in November 2008. Most of it concerns the implications for security strategy but there’s a few observations......more
Gaza media coverage - missiles and messages
Last Thursday, I was at Gaza: Missiles and Messages at the Frontline Club. It was a discussion about the media coverage of Gaza and it was standing room only. (You know an event’s popular at the Club when somebody feels......more
Gaza: Missiles and Messages
A debate on media coverage of the conflict Gaza including contributions from:Jonathan Miller (C4)Alan Fisher (Al Jazeera)Harriet Sherwood (The Guardian)Ruthie Blum Leibowitz (The Jerusalem Post) via skypeLior Ben Dor (Israeli affairs specialist)Location: The Frontline Club, 13 Norfolk Place, London W2......more
Gaza media coverage - 'You can't cover a war from one hill'
I've been writing another chapter of the PhD over the last month and I find it's all too easy to get distracted, so I pursue a 'close all unnecessary tabs in browser' policy. This means there's less blogging but I......more
Daniel Bennett - Reporting War
Daniel Bennett is a PhD student researching the impact of blogging and new media on the BBC's coverage of war...