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Buzz Words and Catch Phrases: A Glossary for Our Changing World
URL: http://www.newslab.org/resources/terrorgloss.htm

Description:
This resource has definitions of "people, places, agencies, technology, jargon and clichés used in the aftermath of the [September 11, 2001, terrorist] attack on the United States." Topics include terrorism, war, geopolitics, religion, homeland security, and disaster recovery. Also find alternative spellings of some Arabic and other non-English words. From NewsLab, a nonprofit organization associated with the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Note: some dead links.

Author:
Buttry, Steve ; Potter, Deborah, editor

Publisher:
NewsLab

Extra Keywords
vocabulary, journalism, media, Iraq, Middle East

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
War on Terrorism, 2001-
War on Terrorism, 2001- -- Terminology

LII Database Information:
Record 9835 created by Carol Terry on 03/22/2003
Last modification on 03/28/2006
Last review by Charlotte Bagby on 02/06/2007
Published: 03/22/2003  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/9835