Wolfsfeld's Position On The Media And Terrorism

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The media and terrorism

This paper explores the points believed by Gadt Wolfsfeld, the help or harm on counterterrorism and the use of media to help terrorist.
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The media and terrorism

This paper explores the points believed by Gadt Wolfsfeld, the help or harm on counterterrorism and the use of media to help terrorist.
Written by Cari Mueller
Written by Cari Mueller

Discuss Gadt Wolfsfeld 's position on the media and terrorism

Gadt Wolfsfeld is a full professor at the Hebrew University with a joint appointment in political science and communication at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem (Prof.Gadi Wolfsfeld: Bio). Wolfsfeld has written several scholarly papers on political communication and five books. Wolfsfeld’s position on the media and terrorism is that the media is a primary tool for showing the enemy as a demon (White, 2012, pg. 125). The most important tool is the way the casualties are shown on television. Two sides of
How this information is portrayed can help or hurt counterterrorism strategies (2008, Wolfsfeld, Frosh and Awabdy). The perception received by the people develops a hatred of different cultures and nationalities which in turn can hurt counterterrorism strategies. False stories given by US media in 1991 reflect how counterterrorism strategies can be harmed. The report form 1991 showed Iraqis throwing babies out of incubators in Kuwait. False stories can lead to more conflict and rage to further lead terrorists to attack. Any peace negotiations or counter attacks are delayed by false reports given by mass media. Journalistic mechanisms used for covering terrorism can inject hatred between enemies. A flow of mass media reporting has an impact on how counterterrorism strategies can be helped or