CJ307 Media Terrorism / WMD / Disaster Response Week 2.

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CJ307 CJ307 Media Media Terrorism / WMD / Disaster Response Week 2

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Media Friend or foe of Terrorism? Do terrorists need the media? Does the media need terrorism? Less media = less violence? When is it enough coverage?

Transcript of CJ307 Media Terrorism / WMD / Disaster Response Week 2.

CJ307Media

Terrorism / WMD / Disaster Response

Week 2

News

How do most Americans get their news?How do you get your news?Percentage today dealing with terrorism?Where does the world get its news?Effect of the 24 hr news cycle!

Media

Friend or foe of Terrorism?Do terrorists need the media?Does the media need terrorism?Less media = less violence?When is it enough coverage?

Terrorists

What do terrorists get from the news?Direct assault in the consciousness of international opinion.The oxygen of publicity (Thatcher)Media StoryTerrorist MessagePsychological Warfare

Censorship

Government Censorship

United States

Internationally

Media Self Censorship

Bias

Sensationalize

Historic Media Coverage

Counterproductive Coverage

Language Factor

Terror Act JihadTerrorist - Freedom Fighter - Insurgent Suicide Bomber MartyrDetention Center Prison GitmoIntense Interrogation - Torture

Journalists and Terror

GoalsBias Dangers

Successful War on Terror

Does it require winning the propaganda aspect of the War?

Next Week

Weapons of Mass Destruction