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- Title
Terrorism in the Backyard: Coverage of London Attacks, 2005 by the British TV News Channels.
- Authors
Iqbal, Muhammad Zubair
- Abstract
The media-terrorism nexus needs further exploration. This article is a qualitative analysis of the coverage of London Attacks, 2005 by the British TV news channels. It aims to investigate and to empirically ascertain the veracity of the media-terrorism-symbiotic-relationship notion. The research draws a comparison with a similar study of the coverage of Mumbai attacks, 2008 and maintains that when the terrorist event happens on British soil, the symbiotic relationship theory is not verified completely. It concludes that British TV news channels, while reporting the home event of terrorism, do not overly focus on the theme of awe and terror. Instead, they are more responsible, careful, and nationalistic while covering the events of terrorism.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; TERRORISM on television; LONDON Terrorist Bombings, London, England, 2005; MUMBAI Terrorist Attacks, Mumbai, India, 2008; TELEVISION broadcasting of news; TELEVISION broadcasting; TERRORISM &; mass media; TELEVISION networks
- Publication
Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 2017, Vol 61, Issue 2, p449
- ISSN
0883-8151
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1080/08838151.2017.1309407