Type of Document	Thesis
Author	Handler, Lauren Krista
Author's Email Address	kristaedh@hotmail.com
URN	etd-11222004-233101
Title	Rhetorical Terrorism: Online News Visual Representation of Suicide Bombing
Degree	Master of Science
Department	Communication, Department of
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Marilyn J. Young Committee Chair Andy Opel Committee Member Greg Elmer Committee Member
Keywords	Suicide Bombing Terrorism Media Rhetoric Rhetorical Analysis Photojournalism Ideograph
Date of Defense	2004-08-17
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract This study rhetorically analyzes online news images of suicide bombing. I compare and contrast the visual representation of five different suicide bombing events. I gathered 181 images and 500 websites from the Google search engine, specifically from the Google News feature. Roland Barthes, Michael McGee, Stuart Hall, Susan Sontag and Grounded Theory all serve as theoretical underpinnings for the final analysis and discussion. My findings reveal that militaries create harmony; suicide bombing is the primary cause of death; terrorism is the main source of destruction; the official (governmental) response to terrorism is more visually reported about than civilian responses; and computer generated graphics are the product of journalistic/occupational convenience. Two broad observations are made about the data: namely, there is little visual variety among news sources when visually reporting about suicide bombing, and suicide bombing is visually constructed as being a cause and not an effect of conflict.
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