Abstract:
There have been extensive debates on the so-called nexus between the
media and terrorism. Scholars agree
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that the medium of television has a
greater role to play in propagating terrorism as far as the traditional
media are concerned. Having said that, the nature, scope, and intensity
of relationship between TV and terrorism needs further exploration. One
key dimension is the connection between the place where the terrorist
incident is happening and the base of the TV media covering the event.
This article is a qualitative analysis of British TV channels when it comes
to the coverage of terrorism. It focuses on the reporting of the 2005
London attacks and highlights the key features of coverage, while
identifying the differences between the coverage of a terrorist attack
happening on home soil and in a foreign country.
