Machine derived contents note: Introduction - Kenoye Kelvin Eke and A Odasuo Alali -- Critical Issues in Media Coverage of Terrorism -- Characterizations of Acts and Perpetrators of Political Violence in Three Elite US Daily Newspapers - Robert G Picard and Paul D Adams -- US Newsmagazines' Labelling of Terrorists - Brian Simmons -- The Journalist's Role in Coverage of Terrorist Events - Robert G Picard -- News Coverage as the Contagion of Terrorism - Robert G Picard -- Dangerous Charges Backed by Dubious Science -- Network Evening News Coverage of the TWA Hostage Crisis - Tony Atwater -- Terrorism at the BBC - John David Viera -- The IRA on British Television -- The Myth of My Widow - Jack Lule -- A Dramatistic Analysis of News Portrayals of a Terrorist Victim -- The Literature of Terrorism - Kevin G Barnhurst -- Implications for Visual Communications
