everybody screaming and trying to save their lives. It becomes too messy for the security forces to easily identity perpetrators. Peresin (2007:9-10) argued in an open society with free media it is possible to have corrupted and interrupted counterterrorist operations due to irresponsible media behaviour. Peresin goes to maintain that Television vision crews appearing too close to the hostage area, which may complicate rescue team action, or releasing to many information about terrorists which is an impediment effort against them. Following terror attacks, the psychological trauma suffered from terror attacks is a disadvantage to the public. Exposure to terrorism may place civilians at risk for short- and long-term mental health problems and
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Those with television sets, tune to news channels that are broadcasting live events of terror acts. The print media ran attractive headlines stories like: high jacked jets destroy Twin Towers and Pentagon in a day of terror by New York Times; Terrorists attack New York and Pentagon by Los Angeles Times; America’s bloodiest day by The Honolulu Advertiser; and America’s Darkest Day by Detroit Free Press. The obvious thing that happens despite the pain and agony caused to fellow citizens by terrorists, the billions of dollars to pay for expenditure incurred by government to mobilize resources like police, fire fighting and medics, the fear and instability caused to the public are not areas of concern, the media would rather broadcast more of the state of confusion to gain more profit. Certainly, for the media houses they are more concerned with revenue generated as more newspapers would be sold. After all, bad news makes for better headlines and a better copy that good news that is also sensational and shocking garners the most attention and highest Neilson ratings, which in turn translates in higher advertising revenues for the networks contend Magstadt (2009: 522). As for Walsh (2010) cited in Kisang (2014:80) the attention the media offer to terrorists is understood by the length of broadcast segments devoted to terror attacks. Weinmann and Win (1994) as a matter of concern …show more content…
A position that is advantageous to terrorists’ simple because their activities such as recruitment of followers and communication are achieved through different such as the internet, radio and television. As noted by J. Bowler Bell (1978) the media and terrorism has a symbiotic relationship and in the same vein Walker Laqueur (1987) media and terrorists as best friend. On this condition Kisang (2014:80) the government of Kenya and media houses should rethink ways on how to incorporate media in counterterrorism measures. Almagor (2005:3) view point is that there is delicate relationship between terrorist and media, free speech and media are the basic instruments or tenets of every democracy – provide terrorist the publicity the need to inform the public about their operations and goals. Almagor (2005:12) warned the media should not glorify terrorism. The relationship acts as a basis for glorification of terrorism acts. This glorification came clearer when Patricia Hearst was kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army. Almagor (2005) said “they demanded that media that the media carry their messages in full and the media agreed: in so doing magnified the case out of proportion and provided sensational mass entertainment that served the publicity needs of the ephemeral
Those with television sets, tune to news channels that are broadcasting live events of terror acts. The print media ran attractive headlines stories like: high jacked jets destroy Twin Towers and Pentagon in a day of terror by New York Times; Terrorists attack New York and Pentagon by Los Angeles Times; America’s bloodiest day by The Honolulu Advertiser; and America’s Darkest Day by Detroit Free Press. The obvious thing that happens despite the pain and agony caused to fellow citizens by terrorists, the billions of dollars to pay for expenditure incurred by government to mobilize resources like police, fire fighting and medics, the fear and instability caused to the public are not areas of concern, the media would rather broadcast more of the state of confusion to gain more profit. Certainly, for the media houses they are more concerned with revenue generated as more newspapers would be sold. After all, bad news makes for better headlines and a better copy that good news that is also sensational and shocking garners the most attention and highest Neilson ratings, which in turn translates in higher advertising revenues for the networks contend Magstadt (2009: 522). As for Walsh (2010) cited in Kisang (2014:80) the attention the media offer to terrorists is understood by the length of broadcast segments devoted to terror attacks. Weinmann and Win (1994) as a matter of concern …show more content…
A position that is advantageous to terrorists’ simple because their activities such as recruitment of followers and communication are achieved through different such as the internet, radio and television. As noted by J. Bowler Bell (1978) the media and terrorism has a symbiotic relationship and in the same vein Walker Laqueur (1987) media and terrorists as best friend. On this condition Kisang (2014:80) the government of Kenya and media houses should rethink ways on how to incorporate media in counterterrorism measures. Almagor (2005:3) view point is that there is delicate relationship between terrorist and media, free speech and media are the basic instruments or tenets of every democracy – provide terrorist the publicity the need to inform the public about their operations and goals. Almagor (2005:12) warned the media should not glorify terrorism. The relationship acts as a basis for glorification of terrorism acts. This glorification came clearer when Patricia Hearst was kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army. Almagor (2005) said “they demanded that media that the media carry their messages in full and the media agreed: in so doing magnified the case out of proportion and provided sensational mass entertainment that served the publicity needs of the ephemeral