Media and Terrorism

Write a 3 page paper addressing standard response methodologies through a discussion of the role of the media as it relates to reporting and disseminating stories related to terrorism. • Select one past incident where the media has served as a force multiplier for terror groups. • Explain how the media actually benefited the terror organization or promoted the desired effect by the terror group. • Select an incident where the media had a positive effect in minimizing terrorist effectiveness, and explain how or why. • State what you see as the role of social networking as it relates to both enabling terrorist activity and thwarting it.