Communicating the War on Terror: Web dialogues: Some pertinent questions


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	What should governments tell the public about terror threats?
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	What is the role of the media in the war on terror?
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	introduction
	theme one:
	What should governments tell the public about terror threats?
	theme two:
	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?

Some pertinent questions

Durodié's emphasis on the push factor is quite pertinent here. Primarily, we need clarity about the values we hold in such high esteem. Also, how do low turn-out levels in elections impinge on these arguments? What exactly are the freedoms we are talking about about and, speaking as a psychologist, 'how are they defined'? Ceri M. Bowen Bradford Hospitals/Dept. of Peace Studies, UK To respond to this article, click here

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.