Mass-mediated terrorism : mainstream and digital media in terrorism and counterterrorism /
With all new and expanded chapters, the third edition provides an in-depth look at how terrorists exploit mass media to get attention, spread fear and anxiety among the targets of this sort of violence, and threaten further attacks. The traditional news media's appetite for shocking, sensationa...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham :
Rowman & Littlefield,
[2016]
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| Edition: | Third edition. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | With all new and expanded chapters, the third edition provides an in-depth look at how terrorists exploit mass media to get attention, spread fear and anxiety among the targets of this sort of violence, and threaten further attacks. The traditional news media's appetite for shocking, sensational, and tragic stories has always resulted in over-coverage of terrorist events and threats. But today, social media, such as Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube, allow terrorists to communicate directly with huge audiences around the globe spreading their propaganda, radicalizing and recruiting followers, and. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xix, 269 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781442247628 1442247622 |