Terrorism And The 'oxygen Of Publicty

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What is the 'oxygen of publicity'?

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The oxygen of publicity, a metaphor coined by Margaret thatcher, explains terrorist group reliance of news media to publicise the acts of violence.
The media helps give 'oxygen'/necessary credibility/incredibility which fuels their terrorist cause .
- fuels their egos because they are getting media attention.

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What can be said about terrorists aim at audience through media?

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Their is belief that terrorists are mainly interested in audience, not the victims, and the winning the attention of the media.
That without media coverage, the terrorist acts impact is arguably wasted, remaining narrowly confined to the immediate victim(s) of the attack rather the reading the wider target audience at whom the terrorists violence is actually aimed.

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How terrorists use modern technologies and why?

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Modern technologies have made it possible for small terrorist groups to use the media as a powerful gun, and that the media serves the interests of terrorists, against its own will.
These modern technologies further gives them the 'oxygen of publicity'.
Internet and cellular phones increases the scope and reach for terrorist propaganda and activities and has become the perfect tool in terms of advancing their operational goals with little expense and risk.
Terrorists use their own websites to present more concise messages,

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What do terrorists want from the media?

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They seek a favourable understandable of their cause and sympathetic personal in the media - typified by soma Bin Laden using rabid language media outlet Al- Jazeera, as his virtual mouthpiece, knowing his video and audio pronouncements will be picked up by the media worldwide. THey seek legitimacy for the cause and want to cause visible damage e to their enemy.

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What is agenda setting

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The theory that the more attention a media outlet pays to a certain phenomenon, the more importance the public attributes become to such an issue.

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What are terrorists four main media objectives?

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1. To gain attention and awareness of the audience, and to create fear
2. Recognition of the organisations goal
3.gain respect and sympathy from those in whose name they attack
4. to gain a quasi-legitimate status, lend credibility to their cause.

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Propaganda Objectives

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1. The use of fear mongering tactics
2. offering a specific recommendation for over-coming the fear arousing threat
3. Building perception that the recommended action will be perceived as affective for reducing the threat
4. Instilling beliefs that these actions are capable of being performed