Fear Factor of Media to the Public After Events of Terrorism
Fear Factor of Media to the Public After Events of Terrorism
Nowadays, people are living in fear due to various terrorist activities such as suicide bombing, threats, harassments, kidnapping, that has affected the many lives of innocent civilians. One of the most renowned and unforgettable terrorist event these days is the 9/11 brought about by Bin Laden wherein a plane is hijacked and crashed through the pentagon killing thousands of people. Events such as this 9/11 event triggers massive coverage in news media with hundreds of stories highlighting the grief, suffering and shock of the victims and their relatives, condemnation of the administration and public officials, speculation about its underlying causes and possible consequences of the events and the expressions of sympathy from world leaders. Reverberations and aftershocks triggered by these events still continue to impact international relations, domestic policy and public opinion. Additionally it has brought a major debate and clashed over the definition of terror, its social and political roles, its ethics of counter-terrorism operations, state complicity, dangers of future terrorist activities, failure of democracy and fueling religious fundamentalism.
The role of mass media on the coverage of terrorism is an important issue arising from such events. Journalism often attracts controversy, not least where news coverage becomes part of the contest to define the social meaning of events. Reporting terrorismwhether the destruction of 9/11, suicide bombers in the second Intifada, or violence in Chechnyaraises significant questions about how far news coverage can meet journalistic standards of balance ', truth ' and objectivity ' in cases of extreme political conflict. Debate has centered around two questions. First, does media coverage err on the side of group terrorists, lending them legitimacy and credibility, as well as unintentionally encouraging further incidents through a contagion '
Nowadays, people are living in fear due to various terrorist activities such as suicide bombing, threats, harassments, kidnapping, that has affected the many lives of innocent civilians. One of the most renowned and unforgettable terrorist event these days is the 9/11 brought about by Bin Laden wherein a plane is hijacked and crashed through the pentagon killing thousands of people. Events such as this 9/11 event triggers massive coverage in news media with hundreds of stories highlighting the grief, suffering and shock of the victims and their relatives, condemnation of the administration and public officials, speculation about its underlying causes and possible consequences of the events and the expressions of sympathy from world leaders. Reverberations and aftershocks triggered by these events still continue to impact international relations, domestic policy and public opinion. Additionally it has brought a major debate and clashed over the definition of terror, its social and political roles, its ethics of counter-terrorism operations, state complicity, dangers of future terrorist activities, failure of democracy and fueling religious fundamentalism.
The role of mass media on the coverage of terrorism is an important issue arising from such events. Journalism often attracts controversy, not least where news coverage becomes part of the contest to define the social meaning of events. Reporting terrorismwhether the destruction of 9/11, suicide bombers in the second Intifada, or violence in Chechnyaraises significant questions about how far news coverage can meet journalistic standards of balance ', truth ' and objectivity ' in cases of extreme political conflict. Debate has centered around two questions. First, does media coverage err on the side of group terrorists, lending them legitimacy and credibility, as well as unintentionally encouraging further incidents through a contagion '
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