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How Do You Report Terrorism?

Should the media devote less coverage to terrorist attacks?

When violent jihadis struck London last Saturday, the rolling news networks kicked quickly into action. The story became front-page news around the world and dominated the UK's news media for days, with ever more information on the attack, the victims and the perpetrators. It was shocking, horrific - and perhaps also exactly what the terrorists wanted.

Terrorists rely on the world's media to spread their message of fear and their ideology. Maybe if there was less media coverage of such attacks, it would frustrate the people behind them. We look at four democratic countries where attempts have been made to limit the media impact of terrorism. Drawing on the lessons learnt, how do you report terrorism?

Presenter: Ruth Alexander
Producer: Simon Maybin and Phoebe Keane

(Photo: Various newspapers spread out headlining the London Terror attacks)

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