Global Terrorism and New Media: The Post-Al Qaeda GenerationGlobal Terrorism and New Media carefully examines the content of terrorist websites and extremist television programming to provide a comprehensive look at how terrorist groups use new media today. Based partly on a content analysis of discussion boards and forums, the authors share their findings on how terrorism 1.0 is migrating to 2.0 where the interactive nature of new media is used to build virtual organization and community. Although the creative use of social networking tools such as Facebook may advance the reach of terrorist groups, the impact of their use of new media remains uncertain. The book pays particular attention to terrorist media efforts directed at women and children, which are evidence of the long-term strategy that some terrorist organizations have adopted, and the relationship between terrorists’ media presence and actual terrorist activity. This volume also looks at the future of terrorism online and analyzes lessons learned from counterterrorism strategies. This book will be of much interest to students of terrorism studies, media and communication studies, security studies and political science. |
Contents
Preface viii | |
Al Qaeda and beyond 22 | |
Terrorists online strategies 43 | |
Targeting the young 61 | |
Terrorisms online future 88 | |
Responding to terrorism 101 | |
Notes 119 | |
Other editions - View all
Global Terrorism and New Media: The Post-Al Qaeda Generation Philip Seib,Dana M. Janbek Limited preview - 2010 |
Global Terrorism and New Media: The Post-Al Qaeda Generation Philip M. Seib,Dana M. Janbek No preview available - 2011 |
Global Terrorism and New Media: The Post-Al Qaeda Generation Philip M. Seib,Dana M. Janbek No preview available - 2011 |