What should governments tell the public about terror threats?
What is the role of the media in the war on terror?
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  What should governments tell the public about terror threats?
What is the role of the media in the war on terror?
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Closing plenary: 3.15 - 4.15
A responsible media?
Many politicians and commentators talk about the need for a 'responsible media'. How should we define the media's responsibilities? Should the media be strictly independent - or should it work with government bodies in communicating important information? Has the media been irresponsible in the post-9/11 world?
 
speakers:
 
  Mick Hume
Editor of Spiked and Times columnist
London
England
  biography
Jake Lynch
News reporter and author
London
England
  biography
  Richard Sambrook
Director
BBC News
London
England
  biography
chair:
  Bruno Waterfield
Deputy Editor,
EUPolitix,
Brussels,
Belgium
  biography
 
 
The ‘Communicating the War on Terror’ conference was part of a wider set of research activities co-ordinated by King’s College London with a number of partner institutions within its Economic and Social Research Council funded project on ‘The Domestic Management of Terrorist Attacks’ under the ‘New Security Challenges’ programme.
 
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