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Maria Armoudian publishes on media's role in the fate of the world
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Published: Friday July 01, 2011
Maria Armoudian.
Los Angeles - Political scientist, noted radio host, and journalist,
Maria Armoudian will be releasing her first book Kill the Messenger:
The Media's Role in the Fate of the World on July 22.
Published by provocative, progressive and independent publisher,
Prometheus Books, Kill the Messenger's forward was written by author
and political leader, Senator Tom Hayden.
The book emerged from Armoudian's studies into the causes of genocide,
war, peacemaking, democratization, and the protection of human rights
and the environment, while she was working on her Ph.D. at the
University of Southern California, as well as during her work as a
broadcast journalist and public official. Looking across conflicts and
policy successes and failures, she found that media (and media
professionals) were among key factors in determining political
outcomes, including matters of life and death.
Written in five parts, Kill the Messenger shows how media fomented
rage and genocide in Rwanda, the Holocaust and the Bosnian war; how
they helped bring peace in the Northern Ireland Conflict and the war
in Burundi; how media contributed to democratization and the
protection of human rights in South Africa, Taiwan, Mexico, and
Senegal, and how they aided both the destruction and rebuilding of
democracy in Chile. In its final case study, Kill the Messenger
explores the media's role in the fate of the world, as journalists
disentangle the issue of climate change for the public.
Early reviews of the book have been stellar including:
"Maria Armoudian has written a gripping book that richly and
passionately demonstrates the power and importance of media to the
human condition. Rich in contemporary world history, Kill the
Messenger is exactly the book the world needs to read in our perilous
times." - Robert W. McChesney, coauthor of The Life and Death of
American Journalism.
"Kill the Messenger clearly demonstrates how media help to shape
beliefs, societies, and policies that impact the fate of the world.
It's a must read for everyone who cares about the welfare of humanity
and the planet itself." - Ed Begley Jr., actor and environmental
steward.
"There's plenty of bad news about how the media have fostered hate,
from Nazi Germany to the genocide in Rwanda. But in this illuminating
book, there is also lots of good news, cases where the media have
advanced the cause of peace and promoted human rights and democracy.
Maria Armoudian has written a crucial work for understanding the
profound role played by the media in our world today." - Jon Wiener,
contributing editor of The Nation.
"Maria Armoudian wisely and insightfully inspires us to look at the
character of the messenger who delivers today's news. This book should
be read by anyone concerned with the fate of the world, which should
be everyone." - Thomas M. Kostigen, Dow Jones MarketWatch Ethics
Monitor columnist and New York Times bestselling author.
For more information please see www.killthemessengerbook.com
http://www.reporter.am/go/article/2011-07-01-maria-armoudian-publishes-on-media-s-role-in-the-fate-of-the-world
Published: Friday July 01, 2011
Maria Armoudian.
Los Angeles - Political scientist, noted radio host, and journalist,
Maria Armoudian will be releasing her first book Kill the Messenger:
The Media's Role in the Fate of the World on July 22.
Published by provocative, progressive and independent publisher,
Prometheus Books, Kill the Messenger's forward was written by author
and political leader, Senator Tom Hayden.
The book emerged from Armoudian's studies into the causes of genocide,
war, peacemaking, democratization, and the protection of human rights
and the environment, while she was working on her Ph.D. at the
University of Southern California, as well as during her work as a
broadcast journalist and public official. Looking across conflicts and
policy successes and failures, she found that media (and media
professionals) were among key factors in determining political
outcomes, including matters of life and death.
Written in five parts, Kill the Messenger shows how media fomented
rage and genocide in Rwanda, the Holocaust and the Bosnian war; how
they helped bring peace in the Northern Ireland Conflict and the war
in Burundi; how media contributed to democratization and the
protection of human rights in South Africa, Taiwan, Mexico, and
Senegal, and how they aided both the destruction and rebuilding of
democracy in Chile. In its final case study, Kill the Messenger
explores the media's role in the fate of the world, as journalists
disentangle the issue of climate change for the public.
Early reviews of the book have been stellar including:
"Maria Armoudian has written a gripping book that richly and
passionately demonstrates the power and importance of media to the
human condition. Rich in contemporary world history, Kill the
Messenger is exactly the book the world needs to read in our perilous
times." - Robert W. McChesney, coauthor of The Life and Death of
American Journalism.
"Kill the Messenger clearly demonstrates how media help to shape
beliefs, societies, and policies that impact the fate of the world.
It's a must read for everyone who cares about the welfare of humanity
and the planet itself." - Ed Begley Jr., actor and environmental
steward.
"There's plenty of bad news about how the media have fostered hate,
from Nazi Germany to the genocide in Rwanda. But in this illuminating
book, there is also lots of good news, cases where the media have
advanced the cause of peace and promoted human rights and democracy.
Maria Armoudian has written a crucial work for understanding the
profound role played by the media in our world today." - Jon Wiener,
contributing editor of The Nation.
"Maria Armoudian wisely and insightfully inspires us to look at the
character of the messenger who delivers today's news. This book should
be read by anyone concerned with the fate of the world, which should
be everyone." - Thomas M. Kostigen, Dow Jones MarketWatch Ethics
Monitor columnist and New York Times bestselling author.
For more information please see www.killthemessengerbook.com