Global Media, Digital Journalism and the Question of Terrorism: An Empirical Inquest on ISIS
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This study examined the role of digital journalism on insecurity and
terrorist attacks of ISIS as reported by media outlets. This study was
anchored on the framing theory, which stipulates that the digital media
as the machinery of development communication for creating
awareness of security issues. The method adopted was content analysis,
which analyzed 30 news videos of ISIS terrorist activities based on
Youtube. Also, four research questions were adequately answered in
this study. From the findings, global media outlets framed their reports
to secure sympathy from its global audience for the victims of extreme
violence. The result indicated that more than 70% of CNN news reports
were framed on the nature of terrorist attacks by ISIS. CNN built a
media agenda on the patterns of attacks by ISIS. It was recommended that global media outlets should give sufficient attention to issues of
security and terrorism across the globe.
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H Social Sciences (General)