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Mainstream media outlets are dropping the ball with terrorism coverage

  • Written by Philip Seib, Professor of Journalism and Public Diplomacy, University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
imageBreathless reporting accompanies each attack, with little time spent addressing the underlying causes.Nick Lehr/The Conversation via Google, CC BY-SA

News coverage of the Manchester terrorist attack was sadly familiar: cellphone videos of screaming victims; details of first responders’ hectic efforts; “Was it terrorism?”...

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