Social Media And International News Coverage

In recent news, there has been a string of attacks all over the world; each attack has been related to terrorism. A passenger boarded a train traveling from Amsterdam to Paris, armed with a box cutter, a pistol and an AK-47 with intent to harm innocent people. Four passengers on the train quickly subdued the terrorist before anyone could be harmed. In November, Paris, France was struck with terror when three armed men set off a string of attacks throughout the city, to include a bomb and active shootings. This attack left nearly 127 people killed and wounded. Most recently, in San Bernadino, California a man and woman left from a holiday party and returned with assault rifles. The officials attributed their act to terrorism, where the

On January 7th, 2015, two gunmen attacked the headquarters of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, killing twelve people and injuring twelve others before escaping. On 9 January, police tracked

D.  How it shook the illusion held by many Americans of a nation safe from

Many Americans do not understand the implication and role of terrorism in the modern world. Terrorism is not a something that can be measured or held in hand. It is a theoretical idea that has many different meanings to many different people (Aziz, 2014). U.S. Citizens in general need to understand the full effect of modern terrorism. Blinded by media coverage and dramatized by slow-motion video replay of terrorist attacks,

Two terrorist attacks happened both targeted at america. The text “George W. Bush’s 9/11 Address” and “Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Infamy.” both show similarities and differences on how they impacted the united states.

Attacks receive more coverage when they harm or kill victims, involve hijackings or aircraft, have known perpetrators, and select targets associated with Western countries. A study of transnational terrorism shows that attacks that inflict injuries are twice as likely to attract media attention as those that do not. The attacks in which the perpetrator can be identified are four times as likely to be reported in a newspaper and ten times as likely to be reported on television (The Media’s Role in International Terrorsim). Attacks in the Middle East or Europe are twice as likely to receive media attention as attacks perpetrated in Latin America (The Media’s Role in International Terrorism). There are very similar factors that influence media coverage of attacks that take place within the United States.

Charlie Hebdo, the French satirical magazine, has been the face of controversy since its establishment in 1969 and has continuously publicised its opinions, specifically regarding highly provocative topics. On the 7th of January 2015, Charlie Hebdo became the target of a ruthless terror attack at its offices in Paris. The suspects behind the attack were brothers, Cherif Kouachi and Said Kouachi. The two, stormed into the offices and executed 12 people, ranging from the caretaker of the building, to the editor of the publication, Stephane Charbonnier. After the attack, witnesses who sought refuge on top of buildings nearby, heard the brothers yelling, “We have avenged the Prophet Muhammed” and “Allahu

In the realm of social media news, anything goes. What could never appear in a “legitimate” newspaper or television news outlet is now the norm for those informed via Twitter and Facebook. The “Bizarre Tricks” and “Top Ten” lists that dominate your newsfeed aren’t a coincidence. They are there for one simple reason. Because you want to look at them.

Social media has had a huge impact on the way that journalism is practiced and the way that the general public perceive news in the present day.

September 11th changed the lives of many Americans, irrevocably. The horrendous attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon altered the way American’s viewed their positions within the world, not to mention their lives and their safety. The attacks brought terrorism to the forefront of national attention, in every aspect. The government became immediately immersed in an effort to understand and defeat terrorism, and simultaneously, the media, with its perverse fascination with violence and profit-driven espousal to round-the-clock, up-to-the-minute coverage, demonstrated an obsession with the attacks, by broadcasting almost nothing but the latest developments in the search and rescue efforts and investigations

For example, terrorists attacks were made in Paris, France in 2015. On Friday November 13, 2015 at 3:20 p.m, guns went off, bombs exploded, and many people killed and wounded. Gunmen and suicide bombers all had hit a concert hall, a major stadium, and restaurants and bars almost all at the same time. It had left 130 people dead, and hundreds wounded, with more than 100 in critical condition. The President of France described this attack as an “act of war” against the Islamic State. Three teams were believed to be behind these attacks. Instantly after the attacks, French police carried out hundreds of raids across the country in search of the suspects. This tragedy hurt, and touched every single heart in the world. The U.S. sent troops over for support, and to help Paris out. Carried throughout all social media, were messages and prayers going towards Paris (Paris Attacks;BBC News, 2015).

Social media is a commodity that is increasingly exceedingly available, used and relied upon by individuals around the world. Social media has become a way for people to share and receive information of any kind. Today, we are going to take a look at ways that social media is connected to neoliberalism, specifically promoting neoliberalism, or characteristics neoliberalism, in the global South. First, social media allows more private entities to penetrate the global South and expand their influences in ways that wouldn’t be possible without the technology we have today. Second, social media gives empowerment to individuals. Empowerment is a very broad topic and the majority of discussion will take place in this section however, we will drill down into a few specific process that explain how social media empowers the global South in relation to neoliberalism.

“If the media were not there to report terrorist acts and to explain their political and social significance...terrorism as such would cease to exist” said John O'Sullivan, an editor of the Times of London.1 This is also the way many other people feel about the recent increase in terrorist activity; they feel that the media is causing it. The media is doing this by fulfilling the terrorists' need for publicity.2 Terrorists need media publicity in order to get their views spread to the public.3 Because of this need for publicity, terrorists are committing their acts of terrorism in areas where a lot of publicity will be gained; the United States and Western Europe are the most recent targets. The bombings of the federal building in

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Purpose: To inform readers of the effects the recent terrorist attacks have on society today.