Chris Allen
2007-10-29 16:49:16
One word: copycat.
The copycat, or ‘contagion effect’ is a critical component of both arson and US-based islamic terrorist crimes. You need to look at the guidelines for reporting suicides and translate them to avoid your media reports functioning as a terrorist force multiplier.
Sensationalism delivers rewards for these crimes. Some news reports act as instruction manuals. And choice of framing, word choice, can increase or reduce the effect.
