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- Title
MASS-MEDIATED MISCONCEPTIONS OF FEMALE TERRORISTS.
- Authors
Alexander, Audrey
- Abstract
For too long, the mass media have failed to frame female terrorists in a serious light. Scant evidence suggests that women in terrorism differ from their male counterparts, yet the media assess their actions through an entirely different, often gendered, lens. This chapter, however, contends that a dangerously magnetic relationship exists between the two sides wherein behaviors are governed by a shared desire to attract an audience. Within this framework, female terrorists drive the media's agenda, and newsmakers manipulate their claims to resistance. The media tends to devote disproportionate coverage to female terrorists, using gendered framing patterns to craft alluring narratives. Consequently, they fail to address the gravity of violent women and lead the public to believe that female terrorists pose a lesser threat. When the media's depictions of violent women inform the public's perception of the risk, and when authorities translate these misguided views into official policies and legal frameworks, terrorists reap tactical, operational, and strategic benefits.
- Subjects
WOMEN terrorists; TERRORISM in mass media; SENSORY perception; MEDIA effects theory (Communication); AGENDA setting theory (Communication)
- Publication
International Journal of Terrorism & Political Hot Spots, 2017, Vol 12, Issue 2/3, p189
- ISSN
1932-7889
- Publication type
Article