University of New Hampshire University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository Doctoral Dissertations Student Scholarship Spring 2020 Fear and Loathing in Post 9/11 America: Public Perceptions of Terrorism as Shaped by News Media and the Politics of Fear Reinmar Cristobal Freis-Beattie University of New Hampshire, Durham Follow this and additional works at: https://scholars.unh.edu/dissertation Recommended Citation Freis-Beattie, Reinmar Cristobal, "Fear and Loathing in Post 9/11 America: Public Perceptions of Terrorism as Shaped by News Media and the Politics of Fear" (2020). Doctoral Dissertations. 2502. https://scholars.unh.edu/dissertation/2502 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Scholarship at University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Doctoral Dissertations by an authorized administrator of University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Fear and Loathing in Post 9/11 America: Public Perceptions of Terrorism as Shaped by News Media and the Politics of Fear By Reinmar C. Freis-Beattie BA, West Virginia University, 2010 MA, West Virginia University, 2013 DISSERTATION Submitted to the University of New Hampshire in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy In Sociology May 2020 ii This dissertation was examined and approved in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology by: Dissertation Director, Rebellon, Cesar J., Professor of Sociology University of New Hampshire Brown, Benjamin Cliff, Associate Professor of Sociology University of New Hampshire Hamilton, Lawrence C., Professor of Sociology University of New Hampshire Fox, Nicole, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Sacramento State University Lyon, Alynna J., Professor of Political Science University of New Hampshire On 13 April 2020 .