Media and Terrorism in the 21st Century

Media plays a specific role within modern society. It has been and continues to be a tool for spreading terrorist messages. However it can just as easily be used as a tool for countering terrorism. During these challenging times where both international and domestic terrorism continue to threaten the livelihoods of citizens it is imperative that studies are undertaken to examine the media''s role in the spread of terrorism as well as to explore strategies and protocols that can be put in place to mitigate the spread. Media and Terrorism in the 21st Century presents the emerging ideas and insights from experts academicians and professionals on the role media and new media plays in terrorist propaganda from a critical international perspective. It examines the historical relation between media and terror and analyzes the difficulties and obstacles presented by the relation in the 21st century. Covering topics such as AI-based dataveillance media development trends and virtual terrorism this book is an indispensable resource for government officials communications experts politicians security professionals sociologists students and educators of higher education researchers and academicians.