Citation

Yarchi M. Stud. Conflict Terrorism 2014; 37(8): 674-688.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/1057610X.2014.921768

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Abstract

The study examines the effect of female suicide attacks on foreign media framing of conflicts. Examining the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, 2,731 articles were sampled that covered terrorist events (American, British, and Indian press); 625 appeared in the week following a female's suicide attack, 97 reported an attack by a female perpetrator. The findings suggest that foreign media discourse around female suicide bombers promotes more messages about the society within which the terrorists are embedded. Since the coverage of female terrorists tends to provide more detailed information about the perpetrator, it focuses more on the terror organizations' side of the conflict's story. © 2014 Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Language: en