| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-7页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第7-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| TABLE OF CONTENTS | 第9-10页 |
| Chapter One: Introduction | 第10-17页 |
| ·Significance of the Research | 第10-11页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第11-14页 |
| ·Analytical Methods and Contents | 第14-17页 |
| Chapter Two:Terrorism and the Freedom of the Press:Conceptual Frameworks | 第17-32页 |
| ·Terrorism | 第17-24页 |
| ·Towards a Definition of Terrorism | 第17-19页 |
| ·The Identification of Muslims as Terrorists | 第19-22页 |
| ·The Strategy of Terrorism:Media as Weapons | 第22-24页 |
| ·The Freedom of the Press in America | 第24-32页 |
| ·The Freedom of the Press:Ideals and Principles | 第24-26页 |
| ·The Politics of the Freedom of the Press | 第26-28页 |
| ·The Indictment of the Media: Pro-terrorist or Antiterrorist | 第28-32页 |
| Chapter Three:The Discourses on Terrorism by American Media | 第32-42页 |
| ·The Images of Terrorists in American Media | 第32-35页 |
| ·Press Reports on Terrorism in American Media | 第35-37页 |
| ·Responses to Media Discourses on Terrorism | 第37-42页 |
| ·From the Perspective of Americans | 第37-39页 |
| ·From the Perspective of Terrorists | 第39-42页 |
| Chapter Four: Balanced Approaches | 第42-47页 |
| ·The Freedom of the Press—a Necessary Myth | 第42-45页 |
| ·Improving Media Literacy—a Realistic Solution | 第45-47页 |
| Chapter Five: Conclusion | 第47-49页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第49-54页 |
