2. How/Why does the media's portrayal of
attacks differ when done by Muslim
people versus non Muslim people?
Prompt:
V.S.
3. People's views on terrorism
“When multiple (explosive) devices go off
that‟s an act of terrorism”- Senior Admin
Officer
"Anytime bombs are used to target
innocent civilians, it is an act of terror" -
President Obama
Terrorism vs. Criminal incident
4. Definition- The use of violence and threats to intimidate
or coerce especially for political purposes.
Terrorism?
9. Take a guess which person’s crime got labeled
a terrorist attack?
10. • President Obama:"we will investigate any
associations these terroristsmay have had"
• "On Monday an act of terror wounded dozens
and killed three people at the Boston
Marathon.”
• The point is before any information leading to a
possible motives was known the media along
with President Obama had already jump to the
conclusion of terrorism.
Boston Marathon Motive Do Not
Align with Terrorism
11. Muslims are the scapegoat of these
situations.
“The New York Post quickly claimed that
the prime suspect was a Saudi national”-
Glenn Greenwald, The Guardian
Pointing the Finger
14. • Greenwald, Glenn. "The Boston Bombing Produces Familiar and Revealing
Reactions." The Guardian. N.p., 16 Apr. 2013. Web. 1 May 2013.
• Freedland, Jonathan. "Anders Breivik Is a Terrorist, so We Should Treat Him
like One." The Guardian. Guardian News and Media, 20 Apr. 2012. Web. 5 May
2013.
• Paris., Mark Lewis And Sarah Lyall; Mark Lewis Reported From Oslo, And Sarah Lyall
From London. Alan Cowell Contributed Reporting From. "Norwegian Mass
Killer Gets Maximum Sentence: 21 Years." The New York Times. The New
York Times, 25 Aug. 2012. Web. 5 May 2013.
• Landler, Mark. "Obama Calls Blasts an „Act of Terrorism‟." The New York Times.
The New York Times, 17 Apr. 2013. Web. 5 May 2013.
• Johnston, Robert. "Terrorist Attacks and Related Incidents in the United
States."Terrorist Attacks and Related Incidents in the United States. Johnston's
Archive, 5 May 2013. Web. 16 May 2013.
• Greenwald, Glenn. "Why Is Boston "terrorism" but Not Aurora, Sandy Hook, Tuscan,
and Columbine?" The Guardian. Guardian News and Media, 22 Apr. 2013.
Web. 6 May 2013.
• "Non-Muslims Carried Out More than 90% of All Terrorist Attacks on U.S.
Soil."WashingtonsBlog. Princeton University, 1 May 2013. Web. 16 May 2013.
Work Cited
Hinweis der Redaktion
Acorrding to fbi statistics compiled by princtenunversity roughly over 90% of terrorist attacks on the US since 1980 were by non muslims based off of the united states govermnents formatted defintion of terrorism. To contradict this another survey taken by columbia university revealed that US citizens believed over 80% of terrorist attacks on the US were by muslims. This kind of completely skewed perception is simple example of the power of the media and its stance.
Things are rarely what they seem, in this situation the word terrorism and the islamic people should not be paired without a closer look. The media being the number one influence on american minds has a very strong agenda that can be clearly revealed through their simples incentives and should not be the endall to your opinions or beliefs. Beneath the surface the truth could not be farther from reality.
