Terrorism through the scope of global media

Abstract

Most citizens attain contact with and perception of terrorism and its implications on the security mostly through media. Therefore, it is important to disclose what kind of messages the media create for this phenomenon, how they report on the terrorist activities, which events they treat as terrorism, and which ones they neglect. Having in mind the whole complexity of this problem and the role of media in creating the existing picture of terrorism, the public should endorse research in these areas. That would ensure that the citizens are aware of all conditions that occur in the contemporary society and enable them to build appropriate opinions including all the aspects of the way of living. Few aspects for the media are included in the focus of the elaboration. The accent is put on terrorism as a separate media spectacle, and also on the forms of comunication of media with the public on issues regarding terrorism. Hence, ideally, the role of the media in a democracy is to be the intermediary between the civil society and security sensitive issues.