Title: MASS MEDIA AND TERRORISM: WHO CALLS THE SHOTS?
Abstract:The rise in terrorist activities and fast-growing media coverage of terrorism forms the fulcrum of this study as it examines the relationship between mass media and terrorism and to find out whether a...The rise in terrorist activities and fast-growing media coverage of terrorism forms the fulcrum of this study as it examines the relationship between mass media and terrorism and to find out whether actually a symbiotic relationship exist between them. Terrorism is a word that is politically and emotionally charged as it involves the use of force, violence and threats in bringing about political, religious or ideological change. There can no meaningful terrorist act without the mass media. The media, therefore, to an extent, are catalysts that facilitate terrorist activities. Terrorists need mass media for publicity and mass media owe the society the right to know what is happening around it. This symbiosis has resulted in prolonged debates among scholars in attempt to determine who calls the shots: mass media or terrorism. This study, therefore seeks to determine whether actually a symbiosis exists between mass media and terrorism and extent of influences.Read More
Publication Year: 2013
Publication Date: 2013-05-30
Language: en
Type: article
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