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The Media and Terrorism Relationship
Media and Terrorism
There are unlimited reasons why an individual or an organisation can decide to commit an act of terrorism and is often questionable regarding the state of its legitimacy. The act could be due to a genuine belief in a religious or political ideal, or a sadistic act exploiting a particular situation. Whatever the reason the amount of terrorist acts and/or potential acts that the Police Force deals with are undoubtedly fuelled by media coverage. It is well known that the media not only have a duty to relay certain facts to the public but also in order to be commercially viable are required to make the news more interesting. This can often be extremely detrimental to the Police Force due to the possibility that an unbalanced report could even encourage terrorism. This can be shown with the coverage of the Iraq war where a vast amount of news displayed shocking pictures and stories, often depicting the suffering of the Iraqi people. According to various media reports, it was claimed that the failed bombers of the 21/7 London incident had watched gruesome films and videos of the war in Iraq that had made them angry and vengeful. In contrast to the negative impact that media can have on policing there are great benefits derived from mass news coverage in a time of crisis. A shocking story may prompt members of the public to provide intelligence and can often lead to increased public support. Within the concept of risk management there has always been the need to keep the public updated as often and as accurately as possible. Failure to provide the correct updates can lead to an information void, where more often than not people will assume the worst and obtain any information to fill the gap. This can cause numerous problems for the police including general panic and blockage of emergency phone lines from enquiry calls. This issue is constantly addressed and most forces have extensive strategies for dealing with this and often-dedicated media liaison teams. This can be shown during the attempted bombings in London on 21 July 2005 (21/7), where the Metropolitan Police (Met Pol) provided regular information to the media. This contributed to 35 news updates being covered by ITV News and the BBC alone. With extensive media coverage there is an opportunity for the police to promote strategic capability and dedication. This can often attribute to the media need for prompt information to stay ahead of their competitors and comply with risk management. The use of risk management when dealing with the media is a must and careful planning is required to cover all possible crisis situations. This is one of many areas that should be considered by companies and goverments when producing a disaster management plan.
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