The issue is very interesting, though at one side we know that journalists are in continues threats from the terrorists, but at the other hand its also proven that journalists became the best friends for the terrorists.
There is a bond between the terrorist and the reporter. Globally, the reporter is viewed as the terrorist’s best friend. The reason is simple, though unwittingly, the reporter, in the course of carrying out his reportorial duties, serves the purpose of the terrorist. The aim of the terrorist is to instil fear in the public. The terrorist goes all out to make the public believe that it can visit whatever catastrophe he so desires on the public without the authorities being able to do anything about it. This aim can only be achieved when everyone gets to know of the devastation the terrorist has brought on a segment of the society and the reporter comes in handy in helping the terrorist spread his frightening deeds through the reporter’s medium.
Media given the coverage with huge publicity and with such publicity the terrorists succeeded to spread fears and terrors amongst the masses. Many well know journalists interviewed the top leadership of terrorists; some unknown journalists became famous with their close contacts with terrorists and their leadership.
The media provide coverage to the terrorists and all platforms, television, radio, news papers, magazine and as well as online news providers created utmost space for them. And all over in Pakistan its happened only because of competition amongst all the media groups, they always try to show some extra efficiency. We have so many examples for publicity based news for terrorists; the layout of news regarding terrorists always spread fears in the masses and strength to the terrorists.
The issue of journalists is the best friend of terrorists is not proven only in Yemen. Even if we monitor the international media it is the same over there, the same things has done by the international media in Iraq and Afghanistan, with such coverage journalist mostly spread fears around, that is one of the reasons still no succeeded to prevent terrorism. We lost a lot in ongoing so called war on terror. With continues terrorism and the way they promoted by the media (journalists) its gives us a lot of damages. Now clearly we can the effects of this in all corner of our society. We have violence in our daily life activities. The movies and tele films are also injecting the culture of blood and bullets, and its highly appreciated by the viewers.
We should thing again and draw the limits and standards of such news. Otherwise we will never ever be able to prevent terrorism conflict.
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