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Hostage media coverage
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Right, one thing i don't get is why the media cover these hostage crisis situations so much. Clearly the best way to stop people from doing these things is not to give them as much attention worldwide as possible? But then again, they make good stories, so the papers would rather have their extra bit of cash in their proverbial pocket i suppose. Theres always word of mouth, but it is nowhere near as effective a medium as the mass media. Or am i rambling on about nothing?
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Totally agree with you there, I think that because the hostage takers know they can get a load of media coverage it makes it all the more appealing for them.
wouldn't be much point without it.
doofies point yeah.
And inevitably we get a load of simpletons being swayed into thinking Blair is oh such a bad person, purely on the basis of the vicious propaganda that the terrorists want you to see.
As for the media, once you start publicising things like that it just snowballs until it's out of control. And when the worst comes to the worst, the families of these people have to grieve infront of a million flashing cameras, which must make things about a thousand times harder.
How do you know that?